Comments on: Are Current Oil Spill Doomsday Scenarios Still Missing The Real Danger? http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/ Global Warming News. Activism & Politics News. Science News. Sun, 27 May 2012 12:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jonathan Berman http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111875 Jonathan Berman Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:27:45 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111875 The last time a massive release of methane gases escaped into the atmosphere is raised temperatures to extinction levels until 95% of all life on earth was gone, so perhaps oil is the least of our concerns here. The last time a massive release of methane gases escaped into the atmosphere is raised temperatures to extinction levels until 95% of all life on earth was gone, so perhaps oil is the least of our concerns here.

]]> By: Toxic Rain & Biggest Environmental Disaster in Human History from BP Oil Spill? : Planetsave http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111837 Toxic Rain & Biggest Environmental Disaster in Human History from BP Oil Spill? : Planetsave Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:55:43 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111837 [...] seen this mentioned a few places now, including by Important Media’s founder & publisher David Anderson, but it is something I couldn’t pass up writing about a little bit [...] [...] seen this mentioned a few places now, including by Important Media’s founder & publisher David Anderson, but it is something I couldn’t pass up writing about a little bit [...]

]]> By: Why Did Halliburton Buy an Oil Cleanup Company 8 Days Before the Oil Spill? : The Inspired Economist http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111811 Why Did Halliburton Buy an Oil Cleanup Company 8 Days Before the Oil Spill? : The Inspired Economist Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:28:38 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111811 [...] ongoing coverage about the state of the oil [...] [...] ongoing coverage about the state of the oil [...]

]]> By: Oil Spill « Brent Schulkin http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111785 Oil Spill « Brent Schulkin Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:25:34 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111785 [...] than we think. I have seen a few links with some alarming chatter such as this one, this one, and this one by my friend David. I don’t know where the truth lies, but things are certainly worse than we [...] [...] than we think. I have seen a few links with some alarming chatter such as this one, this one, and this one by my friend David. I don’t know where the truth lies, but things are certainly worse than we [...]

]]> By: The Mercy Project [VIDEO] : Planetsave http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111765 The Mercy Project [VIDEO] : Planetsave Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:45:48 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111765 [...] readers, Johnie Lewis Tidwell, passed on a link about a great-looking project in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf. The video below from the The Pauli Carman Show is about the Mercy [...] [...] readers, Johnie Lewis Tidwell, passed on a link about a great-looking project in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf. The video below from the The Pauli Carman Show is about the Mercy [...]

]]> By: John FitzGerald http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111759 John FitzGerald Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:23:29 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111759 1. The volume of these "natural" leaks can ONLY be estimated, based upon sketchy information, AT BEST, 2. There is no large "natural leak" anywhere a major diverse population like Louisina/Gulf Coast, 3. Natural leaks are like steady rain; the BP oil spill is a more like a flash-flood, 4. Time heals all wounds==Sure, enough time passes and the Egyptian Empire is gone; The Spanish Empire is gone; Dinosaurs are gone. How long will YOU live? Will it be long enough to see the "natural" remediation of the BP Oil Spill......? I think NOT. 5. Without getting panicky or loony, all you have to do is OPEN your eyes and SEE the magnitude of damage that IS being done and that INCREASES daily based upon the spread of the oil and dispersants (a totally STUPID idea!), to say nothing of the FUTURE volume of the un-stopped leaks, flows, plumes, spills issuing from this ONE "attempted" well. All the hair-pulling and screaming of the End of the World by the neo-Luddites about the Large Hadron Collider, results in a very subdued "it's natural, don't worry" regarding this truly massive FU! 1. The volume of these "natural" leaks can ONLY be estimated, based upon sketchy information, AT BEST,
2. There is no large "natural leak" anywhere a major diverse population like Louisina/Gulf Coast,
3. Natural leaks are like steady rain; the BP oil spill is a more like a flash-flood,
4. Time heals all wounds==Sure, enough time passes and the Egyptian Empire is gone; The Spanish Empire is gone; Dinosaurs are gone. How long will YOU live? Will it be long enough to see the "natural" remediation of the BP Oil Spill……? I think NOT.
5. Without getting panicky or loony, all you have to do is OPEN your eyes and SEE the magnitude of damage that IS being done and that INCREASES daily based upon the spread of the oil and dispersants (a totally STUPID idea!), to say nothing of the FUTURE volume of the un-stopped leaks, flows, plumes, spills issuing from this ONE "attempted" well.
All the hair-pulling and screaming of the End of the World by the neo-Luddites about the Large Hadron Collider, results in a very subdued "it's natural, don't worry" regarding this truly massive FU!

]]> By: John FitzGerald http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111758 John FitzGerald Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:22:47 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111758 The simplistic notion, that since oil naturally leaks from the ocean floor (according to geologists and NOAA/USGS, this is TRUE}, the "BP Spill" is tantamount to a "natural leak" and therefore is OK. The problem with this simplistic, knee-jerk response, promulgated by oil companies then echoed by such technological voids as Limbaugh and Breitbart, is that: The simplistic notion, that since oil naturally leaks from the ocean floor (according to geologists and NOAA/USGS, this is TRUE}, the "BP Spill" is tantamount to a "natural leak" and therefore is OK. The problem with this simplistic, knee-jerk response, promulgated by oil companies then echoed by such technological voids as Limbaugh and Breitbart, is that:

]]> By: Joe Befumo http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111749 Joe Befumo Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:18:51 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111749 With all the attention on the disaster du jour, little is being said about the next one to inevitably occur - maybe it will be off shore, maybe it will be the noxious shale fracture drilling that destroying northeastern PA and the Catskill region. If we fail to heed this as a warning, we will have nobody to blame but ourselves next time. It's time for America to declare a war on oil dependency (to use the parlance we seem best able to understand), and bit the bullet once and for all. If we could put a man on the moon in 10 years, we can become energy independent. The technology is available, and will only get better. The only impediment is the greed of those most invested in oil, whose only interest is enriching their own little dynasties. With all the attention on the disaster du jour, little is being said about the next one to inevitably occur – maybe it will be off shore, maybe it will be the noxious shale fracture drilling that destroying northeastern PA and the Catskill region. If we fail to heed this as a warning, we will have nobody to blame but ourselves next time. It's time for America to declare a war on oil dependency (to use the parlance we seem best able to understand), and bit the bullet once and for all. If we could put a man on the moon in 10 years, we can become energy independent. The technology is available, and will only get better. The only impediment is the greed of those most invested in oil, whose only interest is enriching their own little dynasties.

]]> By: davidryal http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111746 davidryal Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:28:41 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111746 you're right that oil will eventually break down on its own. adding unprecedented amounts of toxic chemicals to the oil to make it less visible to the public introduces the danger. also, I would love for you to prove that those newly-videoed leaks are all entirely natural and have nothing to do with the spill. you're right that oil will eventually break down on its own. adding unprecedented amounts of toxic chemicals to the oil to make it less visible to the public introduces the danger.

also, I would love for you to prove that those newly-videoed leaks are all entirely natural and have nothing to do with the spill.

]]> By: gil http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111743 gil Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:28:52 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111743 oil is a product of nature and as such will simply be recycled into the environment. the leaks in the sea floor are natural. please, no more alarmist hand wringing. oil is a product of nature and as such will simply be recycled into the environment. the leaks in the sea floor are natural. please, no more alarmist hand wringing.

]]> By: Glass Bottles http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111740 Glass Bottles Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:41:16 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111740 Great post. It is sad what may be on the horizon concerning this spill. What really is hard for me to comprehend is how everyone involved is pointing the finger. Whether it is BP or the government, this episode is again showing that everyone would rather turn the blind eye. Great post. It is sad what may be on the horizon concerning this spill. What really is hard for me to comprehend is how everyone involved is pointing the finger. Whether it is BP or the government, this episode is again showing that everyone would rather turn the blind eye.

]]> By: The Center For Creative Land Recycling is on a Mission [VIDEO] : EcoLocalizer http://planetsave.com/2010/06/17/are-current-oil-spill-doomsday-scenarios-still-missing-the-real-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-111733 The Center For Creative Land Recycling is on a Mission [VIDEO] : EcoLocalizer Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:43:56 +0000 http://planetsave.com/?p=7086#comment-111733 [...] we’re going to need a lot of creative land recycling in the months and years ahead, if the latest inklings of the true future extent of damage caused by the BP oil spill are confirmed over [...] [...] we’re going to need a lot of creative land recycling in the months and years ahead, if the latest inklings of the true future extent of damage caused by the BP oil spill are confirmed over [...]

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