Computer simulations show oil reaching up the Atlantic coastline and toward Europe

too late =/

That's what I'm thinking, too. Damage already done.

I know! I talked to some folks who have lived here (Brevard County) all their lives and they swear up and down that tarballs are no new thing. I have practically lived on these beaches, surfing, swimming etc, and have never seen anything that even remotely resembles tar balls.Everytime I go to the beach I bring a trash bag and comb for garbage for about an hour of my visit, I think I would have noticed something like this.

This is all so damn heartbreaking.

My point exactly. I Doubt Central Florida News 13 is all that reputible. The spend more time covering Casey Anthony than anything else. Did you notice that it took them a grand totall of 4 weeks to dedicate a section of their website to the oil spill? It took them all of 4 days with the Casey Anthony murder. I have watched (Brain Melting) local news for the last few evenings and have not heard a damn word about any of this, no wonder people are oblivious.

Cite your source :p

SOME of us just have to believe... and remain optimistic, despite our pessimism.

I'm not saying flood Florida with oil, I'm saying use that point to cordon off the gulf, since it's a natural choke point according to the model, while protecting the inlets. You can do both ya know. If you'd rather it destroy the eastern coast too, i don't see how that's any better. Got any ideas yourself?

Nukes. A Maginot line of nukes. Drive the tar balls back to where they came from. Close in with a ring noose of smaller nukes. Reaching the source, one last nuke, drive it back into the ground. Nukes were the first idea, and we all know the first idea -nukes- is usually the best. Tactical-size nukes not Hiroshima nukes.

Nukes are the answer! Use a weapon of war for a peaceful purpose. The time has come to fulfill Micah => beat the swords into plowshares.

Nukes will save the US!!!

lmao

"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in [Florida],
we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island[s], whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British [Petroleum], would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old."

Some minor editing....

Alright, so stopping the flow is great, what if they can't manage to do that in time (highly likely). If it pools it can be collected and removed easier than if its spread out. It's going to leach into the fresh water anyway, I don't see how letting it out into the Atlantic is a better idea. Florida is kinda fucked either way, might as well make it the stopping point and at least save the Eastern coast of Florida. There's really not too many choices. It's a sacrifice, but it will keep it from becoming and even bigger problem. Cordoning off the Gulf can help direct recovery efforts and save the rest of the ocean. It sucks, but Florida is fucked as is, crying and feeling butthurt about a plan and letting it get worse and affect more of the state and others doesn't help.

I hail from the Shire, by the way, it's a great state, and it sucks to hear the South getting so raped, but it needs to stop somewhere, might as well take advantage of the natural boundaries.

Floridians hope to avoid this part =>
"a large part of it were subjugated and starving".

Well done. Where's the picture of Patton? Or was that Churchill?

churchill lol

I figured that but, I had to cover anyway. Good deal.

Not my fight, no, but i made a decent suggestion. How can i respect you if all you do is cry about the facts and make suggestions that would worsen the situation? Why not try and do something about it?

ahhh, well, at least your typing skills are in full swing again...shoulder must be feeling better?

Boy you're angry, son. Yeah, I understand STOP THE FLOW, but if that doesn't work, what's your back up plan? Apparently you have none.

You shouldn't get so mad, it's bad for your health. Your letting your anger blind you and think I was attacking your state. My idea does permit controlled destruction, but it's going to happen anyway, so take advantage of the situation, as opposed to uncontrolled outflow into an even bigger ecosystem.

It's sad that the reefs will most likely die, whether you root and toot about it or not. I didn't say you were a cry baby, nor that you were buttraped. I said you were acting butthurt over your state being buttraped. Your plan is great: go stop the leak! brilliant! I wonder why no one's thought of that yet.

But if that fails, your whole state is screwed, rather than half. Do you not understand that? You'd sacrifice east and west coast just in the hopes that you can take your grandson to a dead reef? Good idea mate. Doesn't make sense at all.

So... are you saying you don't believe in the east coast of Florida? or the Atlantic ocean?

Umm. I'm not sure what you're smoking, but i want some.

Yep, it's gonna require team effort. Maybe if the US pulls its head out of its ass, they could actually work with Cuba. Like I said before, the whole area is damned either way, so you might as well try and stop it at the thinnest point and prevent more damage than necessary.

That is a very simplistic, common sense idea...which is why it won't happen. You do get an upper though.

hey there's a thought I wonder if there's some sort of sonic barrier they could place on the outskirts just to deflect any marine life from entering that zone....it's funny to me how there's a million terrible consequences to upsetting the earths balance like melting snow caps but Oprah won't bother with a show about it unless some cute animal is directly suffering the consequences.....we're just so jaded it's hopeless.

Tears....