Posted on 10/19/2009 2:56:33 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Oil enters the marine environment from human activity and natural seeps. A National Academy of Science study recently estimated that about 47 percent of the oil entering the marine environment is a result of natural seepage from subsurface reservoirs. The Gulf of Mexico is an area where such natural seepage occurs at a very high rate. Of the 200,000 metric tons of oil seepage that is thought to occur each year, about 150,000 metric tons escapes from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.
As most guys like to say, “Somebody needs to tap that”.
God has provided oil for us. We’re not using enough of our own. It has to go somewhere, since it is under pressure.
Cheney’s fault.
Could there be a worse headline to indicate what an article is about? I assumed a tanker was leaking....
exxon/bush fault
Interesting how this article worked its way to the surface since written in 2007. Is it Obama’s way to create another pseudo crisis thus prohibiting drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? That would put a lot of pressure on gas prices, increase foreign oil dependence and take America’s economic strength down another notch. Nothing surprises me about the Muslim.
So, wouldn’t it make sense to hurry up and get it out?
/p> Quick...someone clean off the sea gulls and hose off the rocks! Get those oil-diapers kicking! This will cost trillions.../s
LOL. Having spent MUCH time at various Gulf Coast beaches, and having seen precisely ZERO evidence of any effect whatsoever from ANY oil, be it natural seepage or manmade emission, I doubt that any such drastic measures will be necessary... :^)
We.. you are just being mean, this is cereal....I just read about it on the net, something has to be done...those poor sea gulls (they are just like polar bears to me)*huge sarc*
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