More than 1 million gallons of oil leaks into Gulf of Mexico, potentially putting endangered species at risk
More than 1 million gallons of oil leaks into Gulf of Mexico, potentially putting endangered species at risk
Officials have yet to find the source of the oil spill, which has left chunky globules and long slicks near a 67-mile-long pipeline system off the coast of Louisiana.
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That reporter/editor should be fined or charged with this blatant bullshit.
"The U S. Coast Guard said Monday that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf..." and linked the actual press release in that line.
When you actually read the press release, and then lower in the article, it says the amount is actually unknown.
They know how much oil the pipeline holds, which would be around that estimate. It could only be a couple hundred gallons that have actually leaked.
Also they are not even sure where the leak is, so it might not even be the named company's fault.
Yeah oil industry sucks, but this sounds like a fat nothing burger that CBS is pumping for clicks. No wonder no one trusts the media.
(This is a reposted comment from when this bullshit article was posted earlier)
The OP of this repost didn't even have the decency to share the qualifications from inside the article.
They are just as terrible of an attention seeking whore as the writer of the article.
Ya the actual press release says up to 1.1 millions gallons could have been released with the actual amount unknown. The article is sensationalist, but it still sounds like it could be pretty bad, but we need to wait for more data to find out exactly how bad.
"The volume of discharged oil is currently unknown. The total pipeline length is 67 miles and was closed by MPOG at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. Initial engineering calculations indicate potential volume of crude oil that could have been released from the affected pipeline is 1.1 million gallons."
Also as a side note to understand how bad 1 million gallons is, the 2010 BP oil spill released 130 million gallons.
And if it's unknown it could even be zero, right? Phew, nothing to worry about.
It is definitely not 0 and I would still be worried. I just don't apreciate news that exagerates facts.
Somehow, I'm past getting big oil the benefit of the doubt.
It could only be a couple hundred gallons that have actually leaked.
Ah yes. Much better. Personally I prefer no oil leaked myself. But you know Capitalism and all that hub bub.
I don't disagree with your sentiment.
I think it is bad enough though, without the news source twisting it for sensationalism.
*Edit. Hmm, I guess you people are ok with lies as long as they support the narrative you want. Is this suddenly a GoP sub?
Gotcha. Hey, how much oil has to be objectively confirmed to 7 significant figures before You're concerned? How much is okay for you?
Any.
Doesn't mean I'm going to lie about the amount to get clicks.
Let me ask you a similar question.
How much of a lie does it need to be before you are willing to call it a lie?
So you're concerned with how much oil leaked? Does it matter? This shouldn't be happening.
"I think it is bad enough though, without the news source twisting it for sensationalism."
Are you stupid?
Yes
Sorry. I read your comment quickly and didn’t realize you were criticizing the original writer. I apologize.
Excuse me if I dismiss criticism from a user with a 0 post count. If you don’t like what I post, post your own. Instead, you shit on the people actually trying to add content and grow the communities.
Is his criticism valid? If yes, then you being outraged is a weird move.
I wouldn’t have responded if I thought the criticism was valid.
I mean the criticism seemed pretty valid to me. The commentor was criticizing the writers and editors involved in writing the story, and the article's claims are somewhat misleading. Checks out for me.
They weren't criticizing you for posting it, though, so I don't know why you seem to be taking it so personally.
I reread it. You’re right.
Nice gate keeping. Pretty sad that is the best you can do.
Gatekeeping from what? Watching LOTR for the 44th time?