[Hoot Gibson]

The information in my response to you were not from the blog it is actually from a New York Times article.

I will post the rest of the blog later this evening for you Hoot. BTW you don't have to be so condescending to everyone who opposes your views. Have you not found out yet that there are no RIGHT answers. LOL

Thats a joke by the way so don't take it personally.

Read my initial post again. There is nothing in it that is the least bit condescending. It was written as a matter of fact. Now read your response to my post. I admit that my second response had a somewhat condescending tone but it was in response to the tone of your reply to me.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the New York Times articles on environmental issues and left wing blogs - but thank you for providing the URL to the article. It does raise some good questions concerning the record horizontal distance that BP intends to drill.

However, IMO, the writer fails to give BP credit for building an island from which to drill. If there is a leak or other problem, it will undoubtedly be easier to deal with from a point above sea level than from an off shore location. BP did not build the island to circumvent an offshore drilling ban that did not exist until two months ago - a ban that has since been overturned by a federal judge.