House Approves Bill to Lift Drilling Moratorium - Page 2

Prince William Sound is completely............

I was caused by a drunken captian on a ship it happened in a very cold area, it had nothing to do with drilling.    Please stick to one topic at a time........

You were complaining that drilling is horrible and we shouldn't drill in the Gulf of Mexico......

Then you went to greedy oil companies

Now to a drunken captian of a sea tanker...........

Your statement that "people who work on these rigs understand that it's a dangerous job and they are paid very well for it - just because people work an inherently dangerous job, doesn't mean they are any less deserving of a safe working environment with potential accidents minimized to the utmost degree (greed caused the oil rig tragedy).  These workers were just as deserving of a safe environment as a baker or secretary.  Hate to see what you believe uneducated firefighters or police officers are worth, especially since their jobs are very dangerous (yes a little off topic, I apologize to every one).

Your statement that "Un-educated ruffnecks can make upwards of 100K a year for the risks they take" made me go "wow" (especially the uneducated ruffneck comment).  Maybe that was the only job they could get that would pay a wage that would support their families.  They are still deserving of a company that puts their safety ahead of profits, and not all make 100K.

I am so glad that you have never gone to work for a poor man and that your "worth" is paid to you.  Many are not that lucky to find someone willing to pay them what they are worth.  Kudos to you. (speaking of going off topic)

As for the drunken captian example, it was exactly that, an example to illustrate how long it takes the environment to recover from an oil spill.  All the other comments were to illustrate my point not to go off topic, I am sorry you believed it went off topic.

I feel that as long as profit competely overrides common sense, responsibility, and human life, the oil companies should not be allowed to drill in the Gulf.  Lets work on redesigning the engine my uncle had all those years ago and then people would be using less gas.  Oil companies pay little to no tax and that is inexcusable.  Oil platform companies are also responsible for safety.  TransOceanic awarded its execs SAFETY BONUSES, althout it wasn't the full amount.  Guess they believed 11 deaths were an acceptable loss and adequately displayed their safety.  Hate to see what both believe is unsafe?????

Bottom line - no drilling in the Gulf until they can prove they are responsible, have common sense, and put environment as well as human life/safety first!!!

I agree with Mindhunt and am against drilling. To think that the the gulf is "back to normal" from the millions of barrels that spilled into the ocean then carried around the world is an optimistic thought at best. Many that lived near the BP spill have have gone out of business because the fish have died off or the habitat can no longer support them. It takes years for the ocean to bounce back from disasters like this. I hardly think that just because we don't hear about it on the news, its all better. It just isn't a sensational story anymore so reporters don't want to report on it. I can say the shrimp I used to buy wild caught from that area has skyrocketed and I can no longer buy it unless a special occasion.

You have mentioned it before that we all rely on oil for many of the products we use. Your right. I would be happy to give up things that are produced by oil and return to a healthier life. At what cost do we all have to pay for the oil we think we all must have?

Last week I saw on CNN the big oil companies answering questions from the senators who feel we are getting ripped off after they had made BILLIONS in profits. Its been mentioned before that there is a surplus of oil stockpiled for future use. Why kill what nature we have left for that.

no drilling in the Gulf until they can prove they are responsible, have common sense, and put environment as well as human life/safety first!!!

 Amen!. If an oil company "trys out a system" that has NO way to fix if something goes wrong (gee sound familiar) then can we really think they will do whats in the best interest of anyone other than themselves. Lesson learned BP thanks.

Your statement that "Un-educated ruffnecks can make upwards of 100K a year for the risks they take" made me go "wow" (especially the uneducated ruffneck comment).  Maybe that was the only job they could get that would pay a wage that would support their families.  They are still deserving of a company that puts their safety ahead of profits, and not all make 100K.


why are they victoms?
maybe they were greedy and wanted the good income without going to college?


out of the many thousands of wells that have been drilled in the gulf in the past 30 or 40 years....one popped........i say they ARE responsible.