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Should the BP oil spill be contained or dispersed?

Contained and captured -- loaded on tankers -- as much as technology and BP assets will allow.

Dispersed so that it will spread out into the rest of the Gulf waters and into the oceans to end up whereever

Update:

chew : Yes cap it. But what about the oil that has escaped. What do you do wit it.

Update 2:

yeung: Can't both contain and disperse at same time. But I agree with your comment on good old George "let the War-times roll" Bush

Update 3:

Steve : Are you saying that there is enough spill to go around for everyone? Sure seems like it. And then we can trap just a little to take it to the in-landers so they can see it too

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  • iceman
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Contained and captured -- loaded on tankers -- as much as technology and BP assets will allow.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    i presumed the plan became to skim the oil. The EPA apparently gave a waiver to BP to apply the poisonous chemical dispersants, yet I even do no longer understand what the reason became fir the waiver. It really does no longer were my decision for cleansing up the oil spill. Penelope benefits maximum appropriate answer even notwithstanding i imagine she's a beard for that pygmy Frank Luntz.

  • 1 decade ago

    Actually, I think you can indeed contain and disperse at the same time. Not in the same area, but this is a huge spill. I think that they are using both strategies. Probably the idea is to contain it in coastal areas and disperse out at sea.

  • 1 decade ago

    How about capped? Dump a bunch of rock and cement on top of it until they the oil stops leaking out. I think BP is letting too much oil be dispersed by trying to salvage their well.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    What needs to be contained and dispersed are conservative corporatist politicians who order the EPA and Minerals Agency to grant BP 18 waivers from the United States law and regulation. Thanks George War Bush!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It will be sucked:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64D5KJ201005...

    BP could begin siphoning oil leak overnight

    "BP Plc on Friday was attempting to insert a pipe to siphon oil from a blown out undersea oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and channel it to the surface, a company executive said."

    Why didn't they just do that in the first place?

  • Sugar
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Contained if they can find some uses for it otherwise dispersed.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yeah. Grandma's still payin' per minute. She gets kinda pissed at me sometimes 'cause I'm on there so long.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    confusing task. try searching on yahoo. that will help!

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