The arrogance of these eviromental whackos is amazing. They believe man is a significant impact on the planet’s ecosystem, yet they refuse to recognize the recovery of Love Canal, Krakatow and Chernobl.
Man is like bateria to the earth, an annoyance but not lasting.
New microbe discovered eating Gulf oil spill
‘Great potential’ for dispersing oil in deep sea, researchers report
msnbc.com staff and news service reports - updated 8/24/2010 1:49:10 PM ET
A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe suddenly is flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico and gobbling up the BP spill at a much faster rate than expected, scientists reported Tuesday.
Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled since the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
Also, the microbe works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water, researchers reported in the online journal Sciencexpress.
“Our findings ... suggest that a great potential for intrinsic bioremediation of oil plumes exists in the deep-sea,” lead researcher Terry Hazen, a microbial ecologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, California, said in a statement.
The data is also the first ever on microbial activity from a deep-water dispersed oil plume, Hazen said.
Environmentalists have raised fears about the giant oil spill and the underwater plume of dispersed oil, particularly its potential effects on sea life. A report just last week described a 22-mile-long underwater mist of tiny oil droplets.
“Our findings show that the influx of oil profoundly altered the microbial community by significantly stimulating deep-sea” cold temperature bacteria that are closely related to known petroleum-degrading microbes, Hazen reported.
Their findings are based on more than 200 samples collected from 17 deep-water sites between May 25 and June 2. They found that the dominant microbe in the oil plume is a new species, closely related to members of Oceanospirillales.
This microbe thrives in cold water, with temperatures in the deep recorded at 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hazen suggested that the bacteria may have adapted over time due to periodic leaks and natural seeps of oil in the Gulf..... (snip)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38834330/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf/
As George Carlin so eloquently put it, “Mankind is like fleas to the earth; a nuisance that can be shaken off at any time.” or words to that effect...