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Anxious Gulf Coast awaits word on whether latest BP remedy to plug oil gusher works – Yahoo! Canada News
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By Ben Nuckols,Greg Bluestein, The Associated Press
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ROBERT, La. – BP hopes to know by Thursday afternoon whether its latest attempt to plug a blown-out undersea well with heavy mud may finally slow the oil that’s been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
BP PLC was pumping heavy mud into the leaking well off Louisiana’s coast and executives said Wednesday night that there had been no problems so far. Still, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said engineers would not know until at least Thursday afternoon whether the latest remedy was having some success.
“The absence of any news is good news,” said Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who is overseeing the operation. He added: “It’s a wait and see game here right now, so far nothing unfavourable.”
If the risky procedure, known as a top kill, stops the flow, BP would then inject cement into the well to seal it. The top kill has worked above ground but has never before been tried 5,000 feet beneath the sea. BP pegged its chance of success at 60 to 70 per cent.
“We’re doing everything we can to bring it to closure, and actually we’re executing this top kill job as efficiently and effectively as we can,” BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said.
Fishermen, hotel and restaurant owners, politicians and residents along the coast are fed up with BP’s failures to stop the oil that is coating Louisiana’s marshes and the wildlife that relies on them. The anger has turned toward President Barack Obama and his administration. Polls show the public is souring on their handling of the catastrophe.
Sarah Rigaud, owner of Sarah’s Restaurant in Grand Isle is tired and nervous. The oil has to be stopped, she said.
“The tourists won’t come,” Rigaud said Wednesday, serving lunch to a half-full restaurant of mostly oil workers and local politicians who are worrying themselves.
“It makes me very nervous. I have anxiety attacks,” she said. “Every day I pray that something happens, that it will be stopped and everybody can get back to normal.”
Also Wednesday, the Coast Guard pulled commercial fishing boats from oil cleanup efforts in Breton Sound off the Louisiana coast after several people became ill. Crew members on three vessels reported nausea, dizziness, headaches and chest pains, the Coast Guard said. Four people were hospitalized, including one who was flown to a hospital.
The Coast Guard told all 125 commercial vessels that were helping clean up spilled oil to return to shore. Medical workers evaluated the crew members as a precaution.
The gusher, which has spewed 7 million gallons of crude by the most conservative tallies, began after an offshore drilling rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. Dozens of witness statements obtained by The Associated Press show a combination of equipment failure and a deference to the chain of command aboard the rig impeded the system that should have stopped the gusher before it became an environmental disaster.
Additional leaks springing from the top kill solution were a grave risk, said Anil Kulkarni, a mechanical engineering professor at Penn State.
“One scenario is that it may make things worse,” Kulkarni said. “If it ruptures all over, then it would be even more difficult to close it.”
Suttles said BP had not detected any new leaks as of Wednesday night.
He said within the next day, if oil stops flowing to the surface, then engineers will know the drilling fluid being pumped in was starting to work. Engineers were monitoring the well’s pressure readings constantly to determine how much oil was escaping.
If not, the company had several backup plans, including sealing the well’s blowout preventer with a smaller cap, which would contain the oil. An earlier attempt to cap the blowout preventer failed. BP could also try a “junk shot” — shooting golf balls and other debris into the blowout preventer to clog it up — during the top kill process.
Last week, the company inserted a mile-long tube to siphon some of the oil into a tanker. The tube sucked up 924,000 gallons of oil, but engineers had to dismantle it during the top kill.
A permanent solution would be to drill a second well to stop the leak, but that was expected to take a couple months.
Some 100 miles of Louisiana coastline had been hit by the oil, the Coast Guard said.
When will they stop the oil and can they? They were questions on the lips of residents in Grand Isle at the bottom tip of Louisiana.
“Certainly there’s hope. But the reality for us is that whether they cap it or not, we’re still going to have an ecological and economic disaster down here, one that we don’t know whether or not we’ll be in a position to recover,” Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said.
In Pass a Loutre, the odour wafting above the oily water was that of an auto shop.
“There’s no wildlife in Pass a Loutre. It’s all dead,” Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said.
Louisiana-raised Democratic strategist James Carville has been critical of the administration response and hoped Obama’s visit Friday would change that.
“I think you’re going to see some real action,” once the president sees the oiled coast, Carville said.
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Associated Press writers Brian Skoloff in Grand Isle, La., Mike Kunzelman in New Orleans, Kevin McGill in Venice, Julie Pace in Fremont, Calif., and Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed to this story.
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The first, and perhaps the most important of THE FOUR AGREEMENTS are: BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
One of the key messages I’ve received and want to transfer to you is about BEING your word… Who do you say I AM? Jesus once asked his disciples, “Who do you say I AM”. Whoever you say you are is who you create yourself to be!
God answered the question by saying — I AM THAT I AM when the burning bush spoke to Moses – and each of us is defined by who we say we are.
It is vital that we ask continually – who am I being right now? Who do I have to be to achieve what I want to achieve or demonstrate more – whatever it is I desire? Our word is really synonymous with our self-definition.
And, being impeccable with your word means you are very careful about what you say after you say the words I AM in particular…. We define our lives by the way we see ourselves and we actually SPEAK our lives into being by our self-definition.
One of the most powerful uses of our word is in what we call Treatment or AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER. Those who have been in class with me over the years have learned a lot about how I required IMPECCABILITY with the very wording of that prayer first, in being absolutely clear on your INTENTION and your purpose – we get what we EXPECT not necessarily what we desire or ask for. We are godlings – so what we speak is creative – So, we want to be sure we Say only what we mean.
Be certain our words are words of Gratitude – for what we complain about or what we give praise for – is what we get more of…. Whatever we focus on, increases. Emmet Fox teaches the Golden Key- turning from whatever may appear to be the problem or the challenge and focusing on TRUTH and GOD instead. (Much more on that in the future, I promise!)
Come to know that there is a POWER for Good in the Universe and YOU can use it! Really come to KNOW that you KNOW and that when you speak your word, the Whole Universe supports you…
The most important Question you’ll ever answer – is the Universe a Friendly place? Your answer to that will determine your life’s experiences…
Trust that you are ALWAYS supported…
God is GOOD – All the time..
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Dr. Toni LaMotta has spoken internationally, authored several books and numerous articles and has served as a consultant, and trainer to a variety of corporations.
Her experiences range from being a high school teacher to working with some of the top companies, associations, and organizations in the world. She served as a Catholic nun and pastoral associate for 16 years before discovering New Thought.
She is currently the Minister of a Spiritual community in Sarasota, Florida. Her company, “InLightened Enterprises” provides messages that are provocative. Challenging your mind and inspiring your heart. They help to illumine false beliefs that may be barriers to spiritual growth and give insight to see your own truth. Get more from Dr. Toni at http://www.freeinspirationalmessages.com.
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