huh? spill? what oil spill?

Democrats Call on Congress to Probe BP Shutdown
ReutersMonday, August 7, 2006; 2:58 PM

NEW YORK - Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on the U.S. Congress to hold hearings into BP's operations in Alaska following a second oil pipeline rupture at its Prudhoe Bay operations over the weekend that will shut the 400,000 barrel-a-day oilfield.

"It is appalling that BP let this critical pipeline deteriorate to the point that a major production shutdown was necessary," said Rep. John Dingell, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a statement.

Siwwy powitician. Actually, it is appalling that BP let this critical pipeline deteriorate to the point that a major spill occurred AGAIN. This is the second BP spill in Prudhoe Bay THIS YEAR. Why should a wealthy-a$$ company like BP be allowed to profit at the expense of both the state of Alaska and the environment?

Oh yeah, and expect oil prices to go up. Not that they weren't already.

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My email letter to BP: write to them yourself!

FIX IT. This is the 2nd spill THIS YEAR. FIX IT, DAMN IT.

You claim to be beyond petroleum. Guess what?? You're no better (and I would argue far worse!) than any other oil company and you are ALL responsible. Thanks for lining your pockets by screwing the environment.

Disappointed, J Willis

And BTW, on this e-mail application, don't pre-check "I consent for my personal data to be used for marketing" - that's total crap. (Typical of a money grubbing oil company though, isn't it? Thanks for exacerbating everything that's wrong with this country. Regards)

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I've never had any success with letter writing campaigns, but boy am I hot over this and who better to rant to than they who deserve it most? In fact, I might just bookmark this page to write to BP whenever I feel like it.

I will admit, I've been really cranky these past few days. Home improvement projects will do that to a panda. And speaking of panda...

a little something to smooth down that ruffled panda fur! www.thepamperedpanda.com (I've checked the site out somewhat and it doesn't appear on first glance that any of the products sold here are made of panda, so i think it's legit. Or at least panda-cruelty-free!)