The United States government is as guilty as British Petroleum for the oil disaster that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. In previous years, Russia has drilled deep into the earth for oil, as far as 40,000 feet. As a result, Russia found great oil deposits. British Petroleum decided that it wanted to drill in like manner; thus, it asked the United States government to give it a permit to drill at great depths in the Gulf of Mexico.
As I understand, British Petroleum drilled between 25,000 to 30,000 feet into the earth (in about 5,000 feet of water) close to the shores of America. The oil pressure in the strata it hit was over 20,000 pounds per square inch. This kind of pressure was unprecedented and phenomenal. No safety valve in place could have held under this pressure.
The Gulf of Mexico may eventually become a dead body of water. The amount of oil flowing is much more than people realize, or are being told. This type of drilling, with the unknowns involved, should never have been allowed off our shores in water at this depth.
Gases and contaminants are also being released into the atmosphere as a result of this disaster. Volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, are being released into the air. Our government is not letting people know this kind of information, and people have a right to know in regard to these health issues.
This will prove to be a disaster of epic proportions.
Michael Imhof
Anderson
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Letter: Gulf of Mexico disaster effects unknown
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Viewpoint: Medical professionals instill confidence
The reason for this letter is not to inform everyone in town “all about my operation,” but far more importantly, to share my remedial experience — physically and emotionally — with gratitude and appreciation for all components of the entire Saint John’s Cancer Center team.
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Letter: Impatient drivers ignore school bus arm
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people that drive on 38th Street from Columbus Avenue to Scatterfield Road every morning for running my stop arm on the school bus that I drive.
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Letter: Public should have say on library space
As taxpayers, does the public have no say-so what happens with their tax dollars? With some proper schedule management, those existing meeting rooms can fulfill everyone’s needs.
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Letter: Election fraud tales turn voters away
Columnist Maureen Hayden asked, “Why did 3 million Hoosiers choose not to vote?” She gave a few reasons but I can think of another one.
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Letter: Elected officials should buy insurance
I may be wrong but I thought the city and county were hurting for money, and that’s why services keep getting cut or eliminated. One thing is evident. There is no shortage of money for lawsuits.
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Letter: Source of inequality is not economic
The truth of the collapse of a living-wage economy for working-class America is a social catastrophe and, increasingly, a severe embarrassment to free-market ideology.
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Letter: America following road to tyranny
Global elitists behind our government have methodically been guiding our government toward the New World Order.
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Letter: Let’s work through the problems
On May 14 I attended the county council meeting in hopes that I could understand what is happening in the legislative branch of our Madison County government. What I saw was politics at its worst and I cannot applaud either party.
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Letter: Columnist Brown ignores truth
It’s hard to understand why The Herald Bulletin carries columns by Susan Stamper Brown, who has such a blatant disregard for truth in her conservative propaganda.
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Letter: Taxpayers should thank the ‘few’
Are those who worry about the loss of the wheel tax concerned about the roads or about their jobs? Most of them could care less about people’s needs.
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