AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent

These two staments in the article seem to conflict with each other.

At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas

No major oil spills or hazardous materials releases have been identified,

So which one is true?

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In the days before and after the deadly storm, companies and residents reported at least 448 releases of oil, gasoline and dozens of other substances into the air and water and onto the ground in Louisiana and Texas.

How is a release before the storm caused by the storm?

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This claim seems to run more like the reports I have been reading:

the storm destroyed at least 52 oil platforms of roughly 3,800 in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirty-two more were severely damaged. But there was only one confirmed report of an oil spill — a leak of 8,400 gallons that officials said left no trace

If the enviro-nazis had allowed exploration in places other than Hurricane Alley, we wouldn’t see such destruction in the Gulf, with its 3,700 oil platforms.
Also, we wouldn’t have enemies such as the Arabs, Chavez and Putin rolling in oil revenue so that they can now threaten our national security with the military hardware they are buying with dollars from our paychecks. Gotta save those lichens in ANWAR and can’t stand to have a platform 20 miles off the beach in CA or FL though.

I'm sure this story will be bastardized and regurgitated in various forms by the Watermelon wing of the Democrat Party. Keep in mind that the crAP wrote the story and admits they came up with these number via their "own analysis". Excerpts and comments below:

Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.

First para leads one to believe the crude oil "spilled" came from platforms and pipeline. It did not. And I'm pretty sure nowhere near that amount spilled.

In the days before and after the deadly storm, companies and residents reported at least 448 releases of oil, gasoline and dozens of other substances into the air and water and onto the ground in Louisiana and Texas. The hardest hit places were industrial centers near Houston and Port Arthur, Texas, as well as oil production facilities off Louisiana's coast, according to the AP's analysis.

Majority of what was spilled came from storage tanks, cars, gas stations, etc. Refined products.

No major oil spills or hazardous materials releases have been identified, but nearly 1,500 sites still need to be cleaned up.

Huh? No major spills. But what about the first para?

The AP's analysis found that, by far, the most common contaminant left in Ike's wake was crude oil — the lifeblood and main industry of both Texas and Louisiana. In the week of reports analyzed, enough crude oil was spilled nearly to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool

So we have the "most common contaminant" was crude oil, but they can't find any of it to clean up. And enough was spilled to fill an Olympic-sized pool (what is that? 100,000gal?) but ....

52 oil platforms of roughly 3,800 in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirty-two more were severely damaged. But there was only one confirmed report of an oil spill — a leak of 8,400 gallons that officials said left no trace because it dissipated with the winds and currents.

...a leak of only 8,400gals was identified. But it dissapated. So there is no evidence of it.

Ike's toll on wildlife is still unfolding. Only a few pelicans and osprey turned up oiled, but the storm upended nature. Winds blew more than 1,000 baby squirrels from their nests.

I guess they determined this after the pelican, osprey and squirrel census was complted after the storm (oh brother)

This is the main stream media and according to CNN they write on the 6th grade level. So I guess they can both be true, to a 6th grader.

I, am shocked, shocked to hear that a major hurricane can cause major damage.

Yeah, and the Gulf Coast is back refining and transporting out gas and desiel weeks after a major hurricane, while the enviroweenies are whining about how the little birdies are doing.

Here’s a clue for them, the birds flew inland away from the storm!

Folks that had to shutdown and restart those refineries and off-shore oil rigs weren’t so fortunate, they had to stay close by to get things back online as soon as possible.

Nature takes care of itself. Mankind just tries to hold on to this ever changing rock in space and hope that the natural “climate changes” don’t kill us as we try to get on with our lives.

The hidden fact:
The storm's surge dredged up smelly and oxygen deprived marsh mud, which killed fish and caused residents to complain of nausea and headaches from the odor.
Investor's Business Daily reported that massive areas the size of Connecticut as “dead zones” caused by flushing fertilizer into the Gulf from farm states intensely growing corn to make ethanol.
Another mandate by this Congress which:
a) caused a steep escalation of food prices, worldwide.
b) ethanol requires more energy to produce, carries refining subsidies for every gallon of 44 cents plus an import duty of 41 cents, all on top of environmental pollutions.