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New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf
AP ^
| August 24, 2010
| RANDOLPH E. SCHMID,
Posted on 08/24/2010 10:52:49 AM PDT by george76
A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
And the microbe works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water, researchers led by Terry Hazen at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ... the bacteria may have adapted over time due to periodic leaks and natural seeps of oil in the Gulf.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bacteria; catastrophism; deepwaterhorizon; energy; globalwarming; hydrocarbons; metabolize; microbe; microbes; oil; oileating; oileatingmicrobe; oilspill; thomasgold
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To: george76
So now we’ll have to leak more oil to support the LOC (Little Oil Chomper) bacteria. LOC will starve to death without sweet crude to munch on.
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posted on
08/24/2010 5:17:20 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
( Two-state solution: A bad idea whose time has gone.)
To: Blueflag
The poor little buggers were prolly held at bay for months by the millions of gallons of (toxic) dispersant Obama's friends spread around the Gulf, enriching their Chicago fat wallets at our grandchildren's expense.
HF
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posted on
08/24/2010 5:37:16 PM PDT
by
holden
To: george76
The same one that was newly discovered eating oil in the 1970s.
Who knows when it will be newly discovered again.
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posted on
08/24/2010 8:52:00 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Jags, Austins, MGs, were just marking their territories. Now, Lucas... The Prince of Darkness...
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posted on
08/24/2010 10:43:31 PM PDT
by
jonascord
(We've got the Constitution to protect us. Why should we worry?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Granted...the Harley crack was a cheap shot and their quality is light years beyond what it once was.LOL! My Shovelhead still marks its spot.
45
posted on
08/25/2010 7:29:31 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Pecos
P.S. Important news...There is no sign of that plume.
To: george76
Trillions of jobs created!
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
08/25/2010 10:54:50 AM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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