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BP humor: Best video yet

By Joe Romm on Jun 12, 2010 at 8:12 am

BP responds to a coffee spill:


More BP humor:

9 Responses to BP humor: Best video yet

  1. Peter says:
    June 12, 2010 at 9:59 am

    Laugh or cry?

  2. Kelley Meck says:
    June 12, 2010 at 10:01 am

    I wish the video could be as funny without characterizing the oil volcano as a minor spill with a botched response, when really it was a disaster waiting to happen with no effective response ready, a fact which BP intentionally covered up. Skimmers are like firetrucks–you don’t use all of them often, but that’s because it’s much better to have to many than too few. BPs disaster preparedness plan claimed they could skim as much as 17 million gallons per day… how much have they skimmed *in total* so far?

    http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2010/06/editorial_bps_walruses_sea_lions_and_dead_professor.html

  3. Scott A Mandia says:
    June 12, 2010 at 10:06 am

    Peter, my thoughts, exactly. However, I think satire may be a very effective way to show the average person how ridiculous BP has been.

    Speaking of satire, there is a BRILLIANT satirical piece on the War on Science over at one of my favorite blogs: Friends of Gin & Tonic.

    Scott A. Mandia, Professor of Physical Sciences
    Selden, NY
    My Global Warming Blog

  4. lizardo says:
    June 12, 2010 at 11:15 am

    My favorite is “Obama sings Kickass song” (be sure to watch the whole thing, there’s a sort of break in the middle) it’s in various locations, but this one worked more seamlessly for me without stops.

    http://www.inpforums.com/videos/42122-obama-sings-kickass-song-autotune.html

  5. Monique says:
    June 12, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    Thank you Joe Peter Kelley Scott and lizardo

  6. prokaryote says:
    June 12, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Monique, make sure to check out
    http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

  7. prokaryote says:
    June 12, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Pardon, i was refering to lizardo.

  8. From Peru says:
    June 12, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Excellent parody!

    coffee spilling into the FISH and a map of LOUISIANA…

    Being serious, this is not much unlike their response to the real-life oil spill!

  9. prokaryote says:
    June 13, 2010 at 9:36 am

    The Problem
    http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2010/06/07/the-problem/