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LaBrec said that the Coast Guard does not have concerns about the environmental impact of the ship’s operations. Some reports have said that the Environmental Protection Agency is worried that some of the 500,000 barrels of oily water sucked up each day by the vessel may contain some traces of oil when placed back in the Gulf. An EPA spokesman did not return a request for comment by press time. The Coast Guard spokesman said that there are no legal concerns holding up the “A Whale” skimmer. The Jones Act, which prohibits foreign ships from operating in or near U.S. ports in many circumstances, does not apply to skimmers. LaBrec said that the holdup for the super skimmer was required only because the government is required to give it the green light, even though BP would be the one paying for the skimmer and on the hook if it was not effective. “There are standards for oil spill response vessels, testing standards,” LaBrec said. “The federal on-scene coordinator is involved in approving the different technologies that are used in the response to make sure there are no issues with that.” A BP spokesman said the oil company had not asked the skimmer to come help with the cleanup. “They’ve just turned up hoping to help out. We haven’t contracted with them,” the BP spokesman said. E-mail Jon Ward and follow him on Twitter Read more: dailycaller.com/2010/06/3...l-clean-up/#ixzz0sLRK4QNa Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread   Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest #1. To: All (#0) Its apparent Owe-bama's 'war on the oil spill' is going the same way his Afghanistan war is. He's losing both, but doesn't really seem to care about either of them. Day 72 of the worst enviromental disaster in US History...but hey, he's got a Tee Time to catch.... News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   10:01:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #2. To: Badeye (#0) “The Coast Guard research and development center has a team of personnel that are ready to observe the tests to test the efficacy of the vessels systems, as well as its ability to safely operate in that area down there,” Coast Guard spokesman Ron LaBrec told The Daily Caller. LaBrec said that the Coast Guard does not have concerns about the environmental impact of the ship’s operations. Some reports have said that the Environmental Protection Agency is worried that some of the 500,000 barrels of oily water sucked up each day by the vessel may contain some traces of oil when placed back in the Gulf. An EPA spokesman did not return a request for comment by press time. The same as the life preservers on the barges. The USCG is playing CYA, and protecting it's turf. Both Sun Tzu signs of Ineffective Leadership. And not just Obama. The Us collapses. Regionalism strengthens. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-06-30   10:07:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #3. To: Badeye, Padlock, Jones Act Mouth Breathers All (#0) From your article Boofer: The Jones Act, which prohibits foreign ships from operating in or near U.S. ports in many circumstances, does not apply to skimmers. #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   10:08:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #4. To: mcgowanjm (#2) (Edited) When you break out the bias in the article, the concern seems to be not if it skims effectively but what it puts back into the water... #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   10:09:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #5. To: war (#4) “There are standards for oil spill response vessels, testing standards,” LaBrec said. It's like 99.99% of the water returned must be oil free. If you're returning even just 99% oil free, that's a hell of a lot better than doing nothing but playing golf. no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-06-30   10:15:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #6. To: no gnu taxes (#5) With each passing day, Owe-bama looks smaller and smaller to the American people. News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   10:17:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #7. To: Badeye (#6) These ticky tack standards could be waived by the Kenyan to vastly improve the effort to remediate this oil spill if he would simply display the leadership to do so. no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-06-30   10:19:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #8. To: war (#4) When you break out the bias in the article, the concern seems to be not if it skims effectively but what it puts back into the water... And Not a word aboput Corexit? The most Toxic NeuroToxin out there? I mean, I know oil first hand. I work with cars. And I've made a hobby of moving oil. Getting rid of oil. And to know that Corexit can 'disperse' such a molecule? It's Got to be Bad News. But our USCG is so worried that the ship might put a fraction of the oil back in the water? Why? Everything;s dead in there. And with the Next Cat 5 everything ten Miles inland will be dead? And these people keep acting like we've got time. Please. And there is a penalty for what these PTB are doing. They can't see past their faces now...to quote Arthur Silber: "all the members, especially those with any kind of public voice (or with ambitions for same), are exceedingly familiar with the major talking points, all of which they obediently apply to whatever story comes along. You can do it, too, if you want to make yourself superstupid. It's remarkably simple, and simpleminded." There are three major stories here and Pilger hits each one: 1) Hastings embarrasses the Military and it's Media Apologists 2) The idea that a president was elected as a man of the people—at least that’s the way he presented himself—is still, I think, promoted by the media, whereas Obama has made clear that he has very much reinforced Wall Street, he has helped to rebuild Wall Street, his whole team is from Wall Street. He’s reached into Goldman Sachs for his senior people. I think that that anger that I’ve felt in the United States over the last few years, that anger at a popular level, is still not expressed in the so-called mainstream media. 3)Israel can’t be covered up. It can’t be apologized for as effectively anymore. And even in the New York Times, which has always been a stalwart in supporting the Israeli regime, the language is changing. And I think this again reflects a popular understanding and a popular disenchantment with the Middle East and the United States role in the Middle East, the apologies for one atrocity after the other, the lack of justice for the people in Palestine. All highlighted by the US Gov't not doing anything but cover and Again the Media's Silence on the DeepS hit horizon. All of which should've been/ was (IMHO) known Nov 08. But was pushed ahead anyway. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-06-30   10:23:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #9. To: no gnu taxes (#7) Of course they could be waived, and they should have been. But Owe-bama cares more about the Unions than he does the Gulf. There is simply no way to reasonable deny this. News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   10:27:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #10. To: Badeye (#9) Of course they could be waived, and they should have been. But Owe-bama cares more about the Unions than he does the Gulf. There is simply no way to reasonable deny this. Congratulations! On point as usual - not. lucysmom  posted on  2010-06-30   10:40:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #11. To: mcgowanjm (#8) I'm heading to Destin, FL tomorrow. If you don't see me much for the next 5 days, that's the reason. I'll bring back some tar balls as souvenirs. Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-06-30   10:48:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #12. To: lucysmom (#10) Congratulations! On point as usual - not. Yet the big worry seems to be if Obama orders bagels or not. It must be a weird east coast ritual. Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   10:49:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #13. To: mininggold (#12) I'm guessing he doesn't have much contact with the real world. lucysmom  posted on  2010-06-30   10:52:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #14. To: lucysmom (#10) Congratulations! On point as usual - not. ...she said not making a point worth discussion... News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   10:56:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #15. To: lucysmom (#13) Apparently not. What a stupid tagline. I'm sure he thinks he's being witty. Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-06-30   10:57:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #16. To: lucysmom (#13) (Edited) I'm guessing he doesn't have much contact with the real world. Yeah he scoffed last night at Skip when said he was going surfing as if only the rich and famous can do that in California. Maybe his real business is running the prison box factory. Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   10:59:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #17. To: mininggold (#12) Morning, luv. I always thought you were the largest skimmer in the world? Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   10:59:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #18. To: Fred Mertz (#15) Oh, Grammar King....(laughing) News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   10:59:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #19. To: mininggold (#16) Yeah he scoffed last night at Skip said he was going surfing as if only the rich and famous can do that in California. Reading comprehension skills aren't your strong point, based on this. Or is it a memory issue? Hmmmm. News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   11:00:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #20. To: Jethro Tull (#17) I always thought you were the largest skimmer in the world? How's your Stalkers Anonymous group going? Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   11:01:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #21. To: mininggold (#20) hehehehehe so very witty :P Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   11:02:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #22. To: Badeye (#19) Reading comprehension skills aren't your strong point, based on this. Or is it a memory issue? Hmmmm. Hmmmm Me thinks your reading comprehension ain't so good. What do you think he was doing at Pismo Beach, eating clams? Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   11:03:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #23. To: Jerk Hunt, Boofer (#22) Hey Boof...why don't you share your views on Christine with your newest and bestest buddy here... #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   11:10:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #24. To: Tic, all lefties (#23) How about you share with us your juvenile attempt at humor with "Jerk Hunt" Is this knock down funny stuff among your Cheeto munching buds?? Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   11:14:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #25. To: Jethro Tull (#24) How about you share with us your juvenile attempt at humor with "Jerk Hunt" First you need to invite Boofer over to your site for a "frolicking free for all". LOL Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   11:17:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #26. To: Jerk Hunt (#24) (Edited) Is this knock down funny stuff among your Cheeto munching buds?? Is that some sort of code for what you do with the owner of another forum? #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   11:17:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #27. To: Jethro Tull (#24) Meanwhile, the largest skimmer in the world is sideline due to this Administration's incompetence, and allegiance to the Union's. Notice the leftwingnuts are desperate to change the thread to ANYTHING but the topic. There is a reason for this. News Update: Owe-bama ordered eggs and toast for breakfast. ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN all agree the decision to avoid bagels was 'Brilliant!' (eyes rolling) Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   11:22:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #28. To: Tic (#26) Why no, it refers to emotionally stagnated 'men' such as yourself, who type childish names using little sticky orange fingers :P Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   11:23:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #29. To: Jethro Tull (#28) (Edited) Why no Oh...of course....you "said" "Cheeto"...not "Cheetah"... Sorry... #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   11:26:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #30. To: Badeye (#27) Notice the leftwingnuts are desperate to change the thread to ANYTHING but the topic. There is a reason for this. It's obvious to all, except the Kenyan's Defenders, that he intentionally let this mess fester, thus employing the Rule of Emanuel; "you never let a serious crisis go to waste." Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   11:28:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #31. To: Jethro Tull (#28) He's quite needy for personal attention. Thats why filtering him is so much fun...(laughing) Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   11:28:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #32. To: Jethro Tull (#30) Yep. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. Badeye  posted on  2010-06-30   11:29:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #33. To: Tic and the Progressive element (#29) hahahahhohohohhohehehehehe What a knee slapper!!!! Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-06-30   11:29:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #34. To: Badeye (#31) Thats why filtering him is so much fun...(laughing) Still at 5 Boofer... #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   11:30:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #35. To: Jerk Hunt (#33) What a knee slapper!!!! Truth often is... Invite Boofer over to 4UM yet? #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace I'm biased, obviously, given the shit I'm subjected to daily here from the anti groupie. Badeye posted on 2010-06-10 11:34:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply war  posted on  2010-06-30   11:32:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #36. To: Badeye (#0) The Coast Guard spokesman said that there are no legal concerns holding up the “A Whale” skimmer. The Jones Act, which prohibits foreign ships from operating in or near U.S. ports in many circumstances, does not apply to skimmers. Please feel free to commence arguing with yourself. Being a Republicans means you get to choose your own reality go65  posted on  2010-06-30   11:34:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #37. To: Badeye (#27) Meanwhile, the largest skimmer in the world is sideline due to this Administration's incompetence, and allegiance to the Union's. Sidelined? the article that YOU posted said it is heading to the gulf where it will be tested, and if it works, put into service. Being a Republicans means you get to choose your own reality go65  posted on  2010-06-30   11:35:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #38. To: war (#3) The Jones Act, which prohibits foreign ships from operating in or near U.S. ports in many circumstances, does not apply to skimmers. Do you really expect him to read what he posts? Being a Republicans means you get to choose your own reality go65  posted on  2010-06-30   11:36:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #39. To: mininggold (#16) Yeah he scoffed last night at Skip said he was going surfing as if only the rich and famous can do that in California. My surfer daughter will get a laugh out of that. lucysmom  posted on  2010-06-30   11:38:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #40. To: war (#35) Truth often is... Invite Boofer over to 4UM yet? I can't wait for the Jethro to put out the official welcome home mat for his bestest internet friend and 'comrade'. It's the only decent thing to do. Making the world safe for United Fruit. mininggold  posted on  2010-06-30   11:38:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply         .       .       . Comments (41 - 54) not displayed. Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

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