Bowing to WH pressure, BP agrees to keep camera rolling during "top kill"

[scheming daemons]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/25/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1

Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP says it will continue to provide a live video feed of the ruptured pipe gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico during Wednesday's planned top kill procedure to seal the well.

Earlier Tuesday, there had been some consternation on Capitol Hill when it wasn't certain BP would maintain the live feed.

Democratic Rep. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts expressed concern Tuesday that BP might terminate the images during the top kill attempt.

"It is outrageous that BP would kill the video feed for the top kill," said Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts before BP's announcement to continue the live video.

Markey chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee in the Energy and Commerce Committee.

With the Gulf of Mexico oil slick growing thick and public patience growing thin, BP put equipment in place Tuesday for the top kill, a procedure that has never been tried under a mile of water.
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[Cha]

1. Thank you for the update..

SchemingDaemons.

[boppers]

2. I don't get it?

Was BP trying to avoid people freaking out because top-kill will change the appearance of the plume, and may take longer than people expect?

[Tejas]

4. This live-feed will outdo DWTS

I mean, with Idol coming to and end what will couch potatos do?


WHAT WILL THEY DO???!?

[boppers]

5. Watch it here:

http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html

It's totally intense, dude.

[Tejas]

3. BP should tell them to kiss their.......

No way I'd show the world my technology, much less a live feed.

[scheming daemons]

6. Fuck BP. They have no right to corporate secrets in this area anymore

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[nashville_brook]

8. wow...really?

[Tejas]

9. Yeah, really

If they're successful, show the grandstanders on the Hill the results and then move on with the cleanup.

[Arkana]

10. No fucking way.

BP's fucking the environment like it's a five-dollar prostitute--I don't really think anyone gives a shit about their "corporate secrets".

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