I am sure that those in the areas where this slick washes up will be more than angry.
But the true facts are unclear. The reported spill substantiated by BP is around 200,000 gallons/day. Remember 200,000 gallons is about the size of 3 big swimming pools. Also know that 500,000 gallons a day leak into the gulf from natural sites. Another half million gallons leak out of boats, tankers, and come into the gulf from land runoff. There are reported rumors of the leak being bigger. There are also reported rumors of some big underwater oil plume (I thought oil is lighter than water and it floats).
And on that same topic
http://envirowonk.com/content/view/68/1/
Not that this leak isn't a problem and needs to be fixed. The exact cause remains unresolved and this is a problem. If you don't know why, you can't fix it.
And if you quit drilling for oil, put away those fancy fishing boats because you can't aford to feed them or drive your truck down to the dock to get in them. Prepare to like the dark and the cold and get ready to be a second class nation. Remember, the reason we drill for oil is so that we can drive stuff. And everyone who turns a key shares in the blame. Maybe some a little less than others but guilty none-the-less.
But there is another way. See
http://www.hatofmichigan.org/Environment.html
for some food for thought.
Godspeed,
Bob
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Bob Bolton
www.HATofMichigan.org
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