Beam Me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 07/19/2008 5:27:13 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Next time you step on a glob of tar on a beach in Santa Barbara County, you can thank the oil companies that it isn't a bigger glob.
(Excerpt) Read more at ia.ucsb.edu ...
Bump your favorite freeper, this is valuable information for any and all of our arsenals.
bttt!
Hey, given how closely tied the energy ordeal is to global warming and environmentalism, how about giving this a bump too?
:-)
It sounds to me like there could be an ocean of oil beneath the surface, that would explain the pressure differences that they are describing.
Yeah, I was thinking that too. Knowledge of natural seeps is nothing new. native americans and other historical peoples have long been going to various beaches where this phenomena occur and using said tarballs to seal their boats to make them float better.
But I can’t get over that. A university........ in california........ actually put those words together.
“thank the oil companies”
I could choke if I had some drink right now. :-P
Yeah, I was thinking that too. Knowledge of natural seeps is nothing new. native americans and other historical peoples have long been going to various beaches where this phenomena occur and using said tarballs to seal their boats to make them float better.
But I can’t get over that. A university........ in california........ actually put those words together.
“thank the oil companies”
I could choke if I had some drink right now. :-P
But the NATURAL oil seeps are NATURAL. They are supposed to be there because they are NATURAL. So when the oil companies do something that reduces NATURAL seeps, that’s bad. really really bad.
Thanks alot big oil! You’re ruining the planet’s NATURAL oil seeps! Trillions and trillions of micro-organisms will probably go extinct without their NATURAL oil seeps.
Yep. Gotta drill and pump that oil to stop that Globull warming
LOLOL
I can’t wait to see some enviro make that argument.
What’s with the joseph newman reference?
The thing is, this is just plain old fashioned common sense. Something the envirowhackos and their lib enablers are sorely lacking.
nancy pelosi, free our oil!
More oil flows into the oceans of the world via natural seeps than exists tanker capacity to transport.
Everything in Santa Barbara runs, at least, a decade off the mark!
BTTT
Saving the environment one barrel at a time.
This is amazing coming from that tabernacle of uber-Green religion, UCSB! Santa Barbara is where Al Gore goes to worship. I hope and pray Luyendyk still has a job.
I've posted much the same thing here several times since I live near the Channel Islands and have observed the oil slicks and tarring of the beaches for many years. Several times when landing at Santa Barbara Airport I've seen oil slicks in the Channel extending for many miles each way. It only seems logical that relieving both oil and gas pressure by drilling would lessen natural seepage. But I'm amazed at the amount of methane seeping out!
You've found a very important document and I've saved both the link and a hard copy. I hope many others do the same and use the info effectively.
Considering HOW HIGH a gallon of gasoline is in California...I think it’s understandable.
Wonder how long before these scientists are fired??
Pray for W and Our Troops
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