Stopping+the+spill

__WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO STOP THE SPILLING?__

__what have we done as a community to help?__

The major oil spill in the Gulf has required communities to come together and try to stop the spill. Even tough it seems like the community cant really do much, they have found several different ways that might contribute to stopping the spill. While B.P try to devise a major plan that will stop the spill once and for all locals have taken matter into their own hands. Some locals take classes that teaches them about the environment and how they can help to keep it safe. Students have been constantly working on methods of stopping the spill. Each day they try different experiments that they hope might solve the problem. They have not quiet figured it out yet but continue to work hard. Even the stylist in our community try to help. It was once said that hair could help to clean up the spill, so many hair salons tried to donate hair. They had people coming in to donate their hair, but were told that hair was non effective. Children in the communities are collecting dawn dish washing liquid soap and donating them to oil spill foundations. These foundations need the money to develop a project and a method to stop the spill. As a whole the community has stepped in to help, but there ha also been professional help. workers have been hired to clean the spill out of the ocean. They use pom poms to try and soak up the oil. They try to get as much oil as possible out of the ocean.

what have B.P done to help?



B.P who were apparently unprepared for the spill, are taking up responsibility for this catastrophe. They came up with numerous plans and efforts to proceed with but, some failed while others have only held up for a short period of time. B.P has been working on developing the Barrier's project which is suppose to stop the spill. BP has been forced to fund six sand barriers to protect Louisiana marshes from the oil spill, a project which will cost the company in the region of $360 million (£244 million). BP, which is battling to contain the massive oil leak, will pay for the construction of six barriers off the coast of the US state of Louisiana, to help prevent oil from reaching Louisiana’s fragile wetlands.However, it is understood that the projects could take up to 9 months to construct.They have been giving moeny to states that are greatly affected by the spill. The Barrier's project is expected to start soon since B.P has made a down payment of $60 million on the project. They have also agreed to give $5,000 to any coastal resident affected by the oil spill if they agree not to sue. After receiving large amounts of bad press due to this offer, they removed the language from their contracts. B.P are trying to take the easier way out by shutting down their company so they won't have to pay for these damages B.P has also attempted "the top kill". BP will inject cement into the well to seal it permanently. A top kill had never been attempted before so deep underwater. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company is also considering shooting small, dense rubber balls or assorted junk such as golf balls and rubber scraps to stop up a crippled five-story piece of equipment known as blow out preventer.Their next attempt to stop the leak is something of a repeat of prior efforts with a new twist. They are going to use remotely guided robots to saw through a pipe leading out of the well and install a funnel-like containment valve. They have been making progress to stop the spill but expects the fight to contain the oil flow will drag on until the fall. Oil will continue to spill in the ocean until August. They also believe that even three months after stopping the spill there will still be oil in the ocean.

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