Oil Spill Suggestion Box

[kandrathe]

I have a few suggestions for all oil companies (that are printable here);

1) Plan for the worst possible case, then test your procedures to ensure you actually can handle it.
2) If you can't fix a problem in 5000 feet of ocean, then you should rethink your plan.
3) You need better blow out safety equipment, it needs to be tested, and it needs to be reliable.

And, for the US Administration;

1) It's called Federal Emergency Management Agency for a reason... This is a Federal Emergency, so start organizing the resources of the nation to stave off the ecological disaster. Or, heck, just give up and get out of Governor Jindell's way, but be willing to open your check book to at least help out those leaders who exhibit some leadership.
2) Kudos to EPA for finally allowing the use of massive amounts of dispersants at the source to break down the oil before it reaches landfall.
3) NOAA had a plan for dealing with a national disaster like this many years ago, but no one ever funded getting the materials in place to enable us to be prepared for one.
4) How lame is it that we are begging for equipment, and cleanup equipment from Brazil?