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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:09 AM Original message |
BP calls in Costner's $26m vacuum cleaners to mop up huge oil spill |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Lets get spinning! |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. Need a super tanker too.. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Part of the problem with that is they'd be vying for space |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Thad Allen's intentions may be good but the people who have successfully cleaned a massive spill... |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Why Not Use Both ??? - Tankers In Deeper Water, And... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I think someone has to figure out what will actually work and go for |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. They also seem to be paralyzed by indecision |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. "Someone has figured it out and cleaned a bigger spill than this in 1993 |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good to hear. Too bad this didn't happen at Obama's behest a month ago. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Three weeks too late. nt |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Four weeks -- the article is a week old (5/22/10) n/t |
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joanmj (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. thanks |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. Here's hoping Kevin Costner comes in to save the day. NT |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. I will never say an unkind word about Kevin Costner again |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. LOL. Costner is a good guy. |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. It will be mighty hard to quit bashing “The Postman” and “Dances with Wolves" |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. You didn't even mention the worst movie ever... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Makes me look at him in a whole different way. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
9. Makes perfect sense |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. Weird, this story i s8 days old, yet I haven't heard about these skimmers being used |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I have found NOTHING in the news regarding the Costner offer |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. Odd article |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
19. BP stonewalls plan to vacuum up oil & instead tries to bury scope of disaster with dispersants. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. it sounds good in theory |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Well, if these devices really work |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. better than what's been tried BUT it cleans 5-200 gal water per minute |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. We need to try any and EVERY non-toxic solution! |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. If I am reading this correctly , |
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