Ferchristsake
by digby
CNN is actually running a story on BPs damage control public relations campaign with this chyron running below it:
BP’s other worry: Repairing a damaged eco-friendly image
I think we all know that’s actually been at the top of their list from the beginning. But I’m not sure why anyone other than the company executives think it’s either desirable or possible for that to happen. This company’s PR troubles are the least of the problem:
BP engineers failed again to plug the gushing oil well on Saturday, a technician working on the project said, representing yet another setback in a series of unsuccessful procedures the company has tried a mile under the sea to stem the flow spreading into the Gulf of Mexico.
BP made a third attempt at what is termed the “junk shot” Friday night, a procedure that involves pumping odds and ends like plastic cubes, knotted rope, and golf balls into the blowout preventer, the five-story safety device atop the well. The maneuver is complementary to the heavily scrutinized effort known as a “top kill,”which began four days ago and involves pumping heavy mud into the well to counteract the push of the escaping oil. If the well is sealed, the company plans to then fill it with cement.
The technician working on the project said Saturday pumping has again been halted and a review of the data so far is under way. “Right now, I would not be optimistic,” the technician, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the effort. But he added, that if another attempt at the junk shot were to succeed, “that would turn things around.”
God that’s depressing. At this point I do hope they are putting at least as much effort into digging that relief well ahead of schedule as they are in this effort. And I think they should probably put that “other worry” about their eco-friendly image completely on the back burner. They have far more important things to do.
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