[ale] BP knew of problems 11 months before the rig blew

[JK]

On 6/2/2010 2:21 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> I saw a really crazy worst case post to the effect:
>
> The dispersant BP spread is deadly to plants and micro-organisms such
> as bacteria.  It's just below the surface all around the gulf.  A
> hurricane picks it up and spreads it across the entire eastern coast
> wiping out all life from the bottom-up and the entire east coast
> becomes a dead zone!
>
> Somehow, I have as much trouble believing this as what XKCD had to say.
>
> fyi: Even they said the dispersant is supposedly only deadly for 28
> days.  If so, and we live through June, we're golden!  :)


Three words:

  28
  Days
  Later

-- JK


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