Uhhh.. take the cap off..
Don't want all them boats going to waste,, like this crisis.
Perhaps “The Magic Negro” made it disappear.....
It’s all over the Gulf, below the surface, due to the Corexit. It’s there, it’s just not on the surface where they can collect it. They sunk it. Make no mistake about it, it is there. The question is, now what happens?
Links and post from TOD.
Are you trying to imply that there will be no ill effects of this spill? I find that very hard to believe.
From the Exxon Valdez, which was a far smaller spill:
“Both the long- and short-term effects of the oil spill have been studied comprehensively.[21] Thousands of animals died immediately; the best estimates include 100,000 to as many as 250,000 seabirds, at least 2,800 sea otters, approximately 12 river otters, 300 harbor seals, 247 bald eagles, and 22 orcas, as well as the destruction of billions of salmon and herring eggs.[7][22] The effects of the spill continued to be felt for many years afterwards. Overall reductions in population have been seen in various ocean animals, including stunted growth in pink salmon populations.[23] Sea otters and ducks also showed higher death rates in following years, partially because they ingested prey from contaminated soil and from ingestion of oil residues on hair due to grooming.[24]
Almost 20 years after the spill, a team of scientists at the University of North Carolina found that the effects are lasting far longer than expected.[23] The team estimates some shoreline Arctic habitats may take up to 30 years to recover.[7] Exxon Mobil denies any concerns over this, stating that they anticipated a remaining fraction that they assert will not cause any long-term ecological impacts, according to the conclusions of 350 peer-reviewed studies.[24] However, a study from scientists from the NOAA concluded that this contamination can produce chronic low-level exposure, discourage subsistence where the contamination is heavy, and decrease the “wilderness character” of the area.[19]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
You seem inclined to minimize the potential effects of this disaster. You’re not on the BP payroll, are you? I’ve heard they’ve been hiring scientists left and right...
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/07/bp_buys_up_gulf_scientists_for.html
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/06/exxon.valdez.alaska/index.html
http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/smithrd/PR/Exxon.htm
http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/tag/exxon-valdez-spill/
WRT effects of methane in the atmosphere:
“Methane is a relatively potent greenhouse gas. Compared with carbon dioxide, it has a high global warming potential of 72 (calculated over a period of 20 years) or 25 (for a time period of 100 years).[2] Methane in the atmosphere is eventually oxidized, producing carbon dioxide and water. As a result, methane in the atmosphere has a half life of seven years[citation needed].”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane
http://epa.gov/climatechange/science/index.html
Changes to the food web:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJwXzrq3lD7vHJJH4DU8uN...
WRT the holes in plants in the gulf region - an example of anecdotal reports:
http://atomicnewsreview.org/2010/07/05/is-rain-damage-to-plants-a-result...
The effect of the oil spill in hurricanes:
http://earthsky.org/water/jeff-masters-on-what-happens-when-a-hurricane-...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/...
http://www.air-worldwide.com/PublicationsItem.aspx?id=19249
Note that most of this is unknown because a spill of this magnitude has never occurred in a region subject to many hurricanes.
Other:
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175275/tomgram%3A_ellen_cantarow%2C_blow...
http://motherjones.com/environment/2010/07/epa-whistleblower-bp-dispersants
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/07/16/97702/despite-gulf-cleanup-efforts...
http://gulfspillnews.org/
Note that the EPA whistleblower who is talking about the negative effects of dispersants is the same guy who disclosed the health effects of the toxic offgassing at the World Trade Center after 9/11 - now proven after years of denial.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/20/epa_whistleblower_accuses_agency_o...
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6762
How much of it is under water and has been carried someplace else by the gulf current?
They keep saying this, but out of all the live shots, I have yet to see any breasts on that BOP.
Then NOAA is doin some hanky panky with their satellite imagery and trajectory.
Want to know how much oil was spilled compared to the size of the the Gulf?
Fill a bath tub full of water then take a pin and dip it into a drop of oil and swish it around in the tub.
What’s wrong with that. They are making progress.
They had a similar experience with the Ixtoc spill. The oil vanished, or more likely dissolved and/or evaporated.
Exactly what BP wanted. Hide the evidence by using Corexit.
Probably vaporized or is too deep.
Is the fact that we're not being bombarded with any more satellite images of the slick and photos of mud soaked birds an indication of the LACK of oil or CENSORSHIP?
The truth is out there, just where the f*ck is it?
Since the boats are there, maybe they can get busy killing dolphins — http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2557155/posts