Posted on 06/07/2010 4:27:05 PM PDT by mojitojoe
In their most tenacious effort to control the ‘spin’ on the worst oil spill disaster in the history, BP has purchased top internet search engine words so they can re-direct people away from real news on the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.
BP spokesman Toby Odone confirmed to ABC News that the oil giant had in fact bought internet search terms. So now when someone searches the words ‘oil spill’, on the internet, the top link will re-direct them to BP’s official company website.
This would not be the first time that BP has tried to control information to protect the company’s public image.
Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010, BP executives quickly underestimated the size of the disastrous oil spill. Some suggest they did it to avoid costly EPA per-gallon spill fines. The less oil spilled, the lower the fines.
A month into the spill, the public learned through independent science, that the spill was in fact a million gallon a day gusher. BP got caught in their own lie when the used a syphon pipe in one of the broken riser pipes and proudly proclaimed that they were capturing 5,000 barrels of oil a day. With the oil obviously still gushing, they had to up their spill rate to explain the reported discrepancy in their earlier estimates.
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Oh yeah, nobody knows anything about it.
BP is full of stinking crap.
Big deal.
It's the top (and only) SPONSORED link, and clearly indicated as such.
It's not like they're bribing Google to hide something from you.
They're just another advertiser.
The premise of this is just plain nonsense, and they know it.
“Buying” a search term only gets you to the top of the pile; it doesn’t block the other results.
This story is misleading. They can’t alter the search results; they can only buy ads that are adjacent to the search results.
“BP is full of stinking crap.”
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No, the Examiner is!
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If they want to pay for that fine. I would think most oil companies would pay not to have this.
The story is very misleading as if every other site is obliterated...
Sure they did, but I can guarantee you the BP defenders will swarm all over this thread. BP can do no wrong in the eyes of some FReepers. They remind me of the DUmmies and KOscrapheads that endlessly defend the Kenyan Marxist no matter what he does. After all, BP and the Kenyan are like 2 peas in a pod. They have lied from day one and that will soon become obvious. I don’t care how much Corexit they use, the truth will come out, they can’t hide it forever.
“Buying” a search term only gets you to the top of the pile; it doesn’t block the other results.
Correct. A search for ‘oil spill’ gets you thousands of hits with BP listed first. The rest are a multitude of other sources.
Start searching for Corexit, toxic Corexit, and BP oil spill. Spend at least an hour and tell me how many pages are no t available or noted as attack sites. Go ahead.
1) Pres_ _ent Obama and Rahm and the DNC gets $$$$$ from BP ............. check
"Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
.. more than $3.5 million…with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama"
"British Petroleum (BP) pumped $71,000 into Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign"
"White House chief tied to BP adviser"
"Top PR firm for BP tied to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel"
Agencies to Study Dispersant Use and Ecosystem Impacts of Dispersed Oil in the Gulf of Mexico"
2) The secret reasons for the $$$$$ to Obama ............. check
BP oil leak: Fallen Deepwater Horizon was tapping second largest oil deposit in the world"
3) Pres_ _ent Obama exempts BP from normal requirements ......... check
U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study (Obama let it happen)"
Gulf oil spill: BP has a long record of legal, ethical violations "
Federal Regulator Repeatedly Failed to Inspect Deepwater Horizon "
"U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study"
"Obama admin exempted BP's Gulf drilling from environmental impact study "
"Obama sheltered BP's Deepwater Horizon rig from regulatory requirement"
"Red Flags Were Ignored Aboard Doomed Rig "
"US allowed drilling 'without required permits"
"U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits"
4) Pres_ _ent Obama creates a dangerous, negligent environment before, during, and after the event ......... check
BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill"
Internal Documents Show Early Worries About Safety of Rig"
BP reports warning signs before gulf oil rig explosion"
"Heated Argument on Rig Hours Before Blast ( Deepwater Horizon oil spill )"
"Workers on doomed BP oil rig: Corners were cut to save money"
"BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast"
"U.S. oil drilling regulator ignored experts' red flags on environmental risks"
5) Pres_ _ent Obama, BP, and the DNC begin the obstruction ......... check
“Coast Guard Logs Show Administration Knew Extent of Oil Spill within 24 Hours"
"There Was 'Nobody in Charge' (Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Fire)"
Limited Media Access to Oil Spill"
"McCarthy: Obama hasn't returned call of lawmaker representing district of rig!! "
"Obama sat on sand berm request 2 weeks, still no reply"
"Frustration over sand barriers boils in Louisiana as federal government offers few answers"
6) Pres_ _ent Obama, BP and the DNC begin the coverup ......... check
In their most tenacious effort to control the ‘spin’ on the worst oil spill disaster in the history,
BP has purchased top internet search engine words so they can re-direct people away from real news on the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe."
BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill"
BP buses in 400 for photo op with Obama
"BP shipped in workers for president's visit"
"Lab Chosen To Test Oil Spill Water & Animal Samples Has Ties To BP"
President Delays Oil Spill Recovery Efforts For San Francisco Fundraiser With Getty Oil Heirs"
7) The REAL DEAL: Pres_ _ent Obama displays utter incompetance (again) ......... check
"Louisianans take oil cleanup in own hands as frustration mounts."
"The President couldn't determine if MMS head Elizabeth Birnbaum was fired or she resigned."
"President Obama Returns to LA to Assess the Oil Crisis"
8) The REAL DEAL: Pres_ _ent Obama destroys America (again) ......... check
"Analysis: Could U.S. Lose 200 Rigs by the End of Summer? "
I already have a link to BP. I also have a link to THE OIL DRUM. Between the two, I find the most up to date, and well-informed information.
Of course BP is going to low-ball the spill amount. They might also be exaggerating the costs (though I doubt it).
Anyone who is not capable is using their own judgment and reasoning abilities while reading ANY source of information, sorting out the wheat from the chaff, really has no good reason to debate the issue with others. However, I find that they are more abundant than those who do their best to be informed.
BP was behind schedule, and the MMS authorized waivers for costly and timely 'safety' procedures, including placing more than just one cement seal between the inner and outer casing. Not only was that a result of conflicting goals within MMS, there was political pull all the way up to the top, from those who have investments in BP.
Probably the one thing Obummer is in control about the spill
Gimme a break. What a non-story.
Didn’t the Democrat party or one of its allies do something similar recently? I remember discussing it on FR, with many repeating the search over and over to drive up the cost.
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