=> MARK LEWIS wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 ML> at least this oil isn't that thick sludge crap like what exxon released
 ML> in alaska...

 WC> Heres hoping *someone* comes up with something that works.
 WC> I don't really much care who.

 ML> i hear ya!

 WC> If it's stopped today it's still an unprecidented environmental
 WC> disaster.

 ML> yup but everything i've been seeing looks like it is cleaning up pretty
 ML> well... supposedly this oil makes a silvery sheen on the surface of the
 ML> water but their blockades and skimmers along with their dispersent seem
 ML> to be doing the job of containing and removing the material... at least
 ML> with skimming, they can still process and use it...

Well the oil appears to be largely staying underwater due to the physics
and chemical reactions caused by the extreme water pressure or such is my 
understanding from my reading.

Oil spills from shallower wells have the heavy more toxic fractions 
making it to the surface where the damage is profoundly and quickly realized.

In this deep water spill event it seems, again from my reading, that only 
the lighter fractions for the most part are making it to the surface with the
rest remaining well underwater.

No one has any experience with this exact type of situation
so it's anyones guess as to the ultimate consequences to the environment.

Hopefully this may mark a turning point forcing the population at large to 
realize the full costs of fossil fuels and push us to the greener and 
sustainable alternatives.

Alternative energy has always been an interest of mine and I've read and 
continue to read a great deal on the topic.

The naysayers are dead wrong that it is not currently viable.

That's propaganda in action with the media not giving coverage to realistic 
alternatives a great many of which could be implimented were there only less
profit to be had squeezing the last buck out of oil.

Greg Palst the BBC Guardian News reporter of some note maintains the 
Persian Gulf War II was fought to *limit* the amount of oil reaching the world
markets in order to keep the price of oil at a high level for the enormous
profits to be had.

He's at a obvious URL as well
www.gregpalast.com

Do I *know* he's right?
Of course not but he makes a compelling case for that view.


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