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On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:37:50 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
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40,000 gallons of oil/day would fit into a cube 17.5 feet on a side,
not exactly a major spill. Consider that 75% of such oil is typically
volatile and will readily evaporate, that goes down to about 11 feet
on a side, a tiny amount.


They also say 1 gallon of oil will pollute a million gallons of water

The real question is what this does to the estuary of South Louisiana
and by default the whole Gulf coast.
Will you lose your oyster harvest up in your neck of the woods?
Will tar balls be washing up on the beach in Naples?

This is bad, there is no way to polish that turd.



Given the industry claims of how "safe" oil drilling off the coasts have
become, perhaps Obama should rethink his modified "Drill baby drill"
approach that he recently announced.

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