While gallons upon gallons of oil continue to wash up on shore, leak into the ocean and pretty much destroy everything in its path, Washington is busy meeting with Academy Award winning directors.
In what is being described as “part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to hear from stakeholders, scientists and experts from academia, government and the private sector as we continue to respond to the BP oil spill,” director James Cameron took part in a meeting with “more than 20 top scientists, engineers and technical experts” on Tuesday to talk about ideas to help plug the oil. But, c’mon, seriously?
Is it just us or does Cameron’s involvement just make things more worrying that no one has a goddamn clue how to minimize the damage and stop the oil from continuing to empty in the Gulf. We’re sure there are other serious, real deal engineers, environmental experts and other scientist types whose input would be far more valuable than whatever Cameron has to add to the conversation. Not to slag Cameron — because he’s a very intelligent, tech savvy guy who has spent more time than most people below sea level — but we don’t think the solution in either the short or long term is going to be coming from him.
