This one’s sort of like a virtual brainstorming session. Scott P. sent in a follow-up idea on how to fix the mess in the Gulf by adding onto a previously submitted idea ( Fix the BP Oil Spill Idea #7 , to be precise). As a refresher, this was what Caleb had said then:

“I believe that capping the well permanently is a very viable idea. In Geotechnical Engineering a technique for …

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I’m somehow thinking that the $20 billion that BP’s agreed to set up as an escrow fund to pay for claims as a result of the BP Oil Spill disaster won’t be enough. But I suppose it’s a start. Meanwhile reports yesterday indicated that government officials actually increased the estimates on how much oil has been spewing into the Gulf—now 50% higher than what was previously …

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Tonight, President Obama addresses the nation on the BP Oil Spill   at 8:00 p.m. EDT, and I’m sure we’re all anticipating the details he’s got in mind regarding his earlier statement that this is an unprecedented environmental disaster that will come with an “unprecedented response”. As clean-up efforts continue—and efforts are made to speed up maritime waivers in order to …

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