Dear BP ~ How much will a new ecosystem cost?

Seen on a bumper sticker:

“If we don’t change direction, we’ll end up where we’re headed.”

BP originally said they'd be responsible for all of it...but then they thought they could wiggle out of it by blaming their other two partners in crime, Halliburton & TransOcean...

Then they started changing the language to "we will honor all 'legitimate' claims' filed"...uh-oh, seems like now we've hit a sticky spot. I'm sure the bells went off inside your head when you heard that term, too..."legitimate claims"...so if a fisherman doesn't have completely accurate records of his past years, to compare with the losses he will suffer this year, then does that mean he didn't lose money, and his claim will not be "legitimate"...

I don't think anybody is really picturing where this might lead.

There is no way in hell that BP can possibly "pay back" everyone for all the havoc they've wreaked...can they rebuild the ocean? Can they restore the habitat of the sea animals. Can they bring coral reefs back to life? Can they bring back memories of sandy beaches? Can they bring murdered sea animals back to life? How about all the walks along the beach, and vacations not taken?

If BP is only thinking that they are responsible for the oil coming out of the well, then they are sadly mistaken!

I mean, we expected the run-around that the Big 3 Oil Companies have been giving, but I don't think anybody is focusing on the fact that it is STILL going on....that little stain on the map is growing bigger daily!

Everybody is just a bit ho-hum about the fact that we are not yet out of the trenches for my taste, from the media to the politicians, to the Oil Execs...they are treating it like just "one more news story", and people WAKE UP, I gotta say - this IS THE news story...(of the decade, perhaps) imho. And, we have NO SOLUTION in sight for the current spill!!!

This is certainly NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL!!! Every single scientist, oceanographer, inventor, deep thinker, genius, nerd & dork should be focusing on solving this MASSIVE problem for our whole country, and maybe even the entire world!!

I mean, if tires and golf balls are actually being floated as a solution, they'll take anything, any solution, any suggestion...right? I've heard they are asking the public, if ANYONE has any ideas, please submit them... Geesh!!

I never thought I'd say this but: BRING OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD!! (or something...we need HELP)!!

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“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose & fell, & you can foresee the future, too.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

*Note: I morphed the title for this post from a Facebook comment I saw today, that said something similar...not sure who said it...Please contact me, so I can credit you!!