To begin with, Methane Hydrate is a crystal form of Methane that occurs naturally on the sea floor in MUCH higher levels than this spill is generating. Especially in the Gulf. And this occurrence has been going on for thousands of years. There is a constant flow of methane, in huge volumes, being passed into the water on a day by day basis before oil was ever discovered.
As far as this spill effecting the marine life, fishing etc, the enviro-Nazi’s said the same thing about the Exxon Valdez accident. They claimed that Prince William Sound was forever destroyed and ruined and that the fishing industry would NEVER recover. The hype was intensive.
I had one of my very best fishing years (herring) the very next year (1990) about 1/2 mile from Bligh Reef. In fact, every season after that, the area close to the reef was the best place to fish. And PWS did recover fully in mere months and has ever since.
But I do agree that someone is naive here, especially the ones who make the most absolute drastic claims that “all is forever ruined”.
“There is a constant flow of methane, in huge volumes, being passed into the water on a day by day basis before oil was ever discovered.”
So you’re saying there is no difference in the amount of methane being released before the spill and now?
“As far as this spill effecting the marine life, fishing etc, the enviro-Nazi’s said the same thing about the Exxon Valdez accident.”
Fishing in the gulf was already in rough shape. Its not just the enviro-nazi’s that are saying there is a problem. Its the people who have made their living off the fishing for generations.
Two differences between PWS and the gulf. 1) PWS was a surface spill and not a deep water spill. 2) PWS was much much smaller.
I’ve never said “all is forever ruined”, I said it would take 50-100 years for nature to clean it up.