How is this oil spill not a big deal?

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

With them living in the such a great wilderness they probably know that no matter what man does, Mother Nature will prevail. Louisiana has endless amounts of marsh that is an excellent filtration system and probably one of the best in the world. Not saying it is good but I don't believe it is as bad as people think. People will suffer, animals will die, and the area is going to look like shit for a little while. But that volcano in Iceland will do more damage to the enviroment than we could probably dream of doing by letting all the oil in every oil rig go.

I think time is what will fix this.

Yeah, fuck 'em. It's just a little oil. A few Handi-Wipes will sort that shit right out. No need to worry really. Mother Nature and all that...

Meanwhile, back on Earth, 75% of the worlds fisheries were over-exploited, fully exploited, or depleted before this spill. That number just went up.

The myth that the ocean can just "absorb" whatever is thrown in it, is just that. A myth. Oil doesn't go away on it's own. It doesn't "filter down" into something else. It's still oil, and it will be fucking things up for years to come.

You'd have to be a gigantic moronic pinhead, to believe millions of gallons of crude will not have a huge effect on the region...

"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there," Rush Limbaugh said. "It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is."

See? There's one now.

JC

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Yeah, fuck 'em. It's just a little oil. A few Handi-Wipes will sort that shit right out. No need to worry really. Mother Nature and all that...

Meanwhile, back on Earth, 75% of the worlds fisheries were over-exploited, fully exploited, or depleted before this spill. That number just went up.

The myth that the ocean can just "absorb" whatever is thrown in it, is just that. A myth. Oil doesn't go away on it's own. It doesn't "filter down" into something else. It's still oil, and it will be fucking things up for years to come.

You'd have to be a gigantic moronic pinhead, to believe millions of gallons of crude will not have a huge effect on the region...

"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there," Rush Limbaugh said. "It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is."

See? There's one now.

JC

The planet and oceans will eventualy fix themselves, problem is you and your dad will be the only ones to see it in a few thousand years or so

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by tommymac

The planet and oceans will eventualy fix themselves, problem is you and your dad will be the only ones to see it in a few thousand years or so

True, although your time line may be off a bit.

The Earth went though what's known as the "Great Dying" about 250 million years ago. Maybe an asteroid, maybe all the volcanoes went crazy at once, nobody knows. An estimated 90% of the worlds fish, mammals and bugs bit the dust.

It is believed that surviving animal communities took roughly 30 million years to recover.

I hope you brought a good book to read.

JC

[azoomm]

It's sad. It's horribly sad. We've already abused this planet so much, and are so ignorant.... ack.

It is making my finals interesting.

For anyone to actually THINK this will simply "right itself" is incredible to me.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

True, although your time line may be off a bit.
JC

Wasnt sure if I should say millions so I kinda lowballed it, figure I will be long gone either way

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by azoomm

It's sad. It's horribly sad. We've already abused this planet so much, and are so ignorant.... ack.

It is making my finals interesting.

For anyone to actually THINK this will simply "right itself" is incredible to me.

It wouldn't seem that much "thinking" is involved...

JC

[Homeslice]

Will this affect the west coast of Florida?

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Will this affect the west coast of Florida?

Yes.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

It wouldn't seem that much "thinking" is involved...

JC

I know. It's just absolutely incredible to me. Though, now with Al Gore being the spokesmodel for Environmental Issues hasn't really helped things. He just comes off as a heretic. It's like having Chicken Little with a REAL issue. The sky IS fucking falling.

There is a company here in Austin that produces a microbial product that "eats" oil. They are delivering their first major shipment of the product this week to help address the issue. While it seems like this could solve the problem, I can't help but think about the what-if's. YAY, let's introduce a foreign product to address one disaster could create an entirely different disaster....

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Will this affect the west coast of Florida?

I've seen several articles and news clips stating that it may very well affect the Keys, too.