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Jul. 15th, 2010
Say What? Good News?
Jul. 15th, 2010 04:20 pmWDSU:BP: No Oil Leaking Into Gulf
"Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's busted well Thursday for the first time since the disastrous spill began, the oil giant said. It was the most significant milestone yet in BP's effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
"Now begins a waiting period to see if the cap can hold the oil without blowing a new leak in the well. Engineers will monitor pressure readings incrementally for up to 48 hours before reopening the cap while they decide what to do next. The cap is only planned as a temporary fix until a final plug is set from underground, maybe next month."
Shall I allow myself a bit of hopefulness?
Churchill said something in a different crisis which may be appropriate here:
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
"Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's busted well Thursday for the first time since the disastrous spill began, the oil giant said. It was the most significant milestone yet in BP's effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
"Now begins a waiting period to see if the cap can hold the oil without blowing a new leak in the well. Engineers will monitor pressure readings incrementally for up to 48 hours before reopening the cap while they decide what to do next. The cap is only planned as a temporary fix until a final plug is set from underground, maybe next month."
Shall I allow myself a bit of hopefulness?
Churchill said something in a different crisis which may be appropriate here:
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."