Oh! Well, that's OK, then!
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So, it appears that we now know where those tarballs washing up on California beaches come from -- not from "evil" oil transportation by "evil" oil corporations, but rather from Holy Mother Nature, herself. ScienceDaily: Natural Petroleum Seeps Release Equivalent Of Up To 80 Exxon Valdez Oil Spills[^] LiveScience: Natural Oil 'Spills': Surprising Amount Seeps into the Sea[^] The UC Santa Barbara press release upon which the above are based: UCSB Scientists Document Fate of Huge Oil Slicks From Seeps at Coal Oil Point[^] Though, I do wonder, since the oil is seeping anyway, shall we continue to let it go to waste?
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So, it appears that we now know where those tarballs washing up on California beaches come from -- not from "evil" oil transportation by "evil" oil corporations, but rather from Holy Mother Nature, herself. ScienceDaily: Natural Petroleum Seeps Release Equivalent Of Up To 80 Exxon Valdez Oil Spills[^] LiveScience: Natural Oil 'Spills': Surprising Amount Seeps into the Sea[^] The UC Santa Barbara press release upon which the above are based: UCSB Scientists Document Fate of Huge Oil Slicks From Seeps at Coal Oil Point[^] Though, I do wonder, since the oil is seeping anyway, shall we continue to let it go to waste?
Ilíon wrote:
So, it appears that we now know
It appears that we have known for some time.(PDF)[^] Natural marine hydrocarbon seeps offshore of Coal Oil Point in the northern Santa Barbara Channel, California, are among the largest and best documented seeps in the world (Allen et al., 1970; Wilson et al., 1974; Kvenvolden and Harbaugh, 1983; Hornafius et al., 1999).
Ilíon wrote:
Though, I do wonder, since the oil is seeping anyway, shall we continue to let it go to waste?
The paper infers that the reduction in seepage volume [as at 1999] is attributable to off-shore drilling.
Ilíon wrote:
not from "evil" oil transportation by "evil" oil corporations, but rather from Holy Mother Nature, herself.
No, from either. Analysis of oil samples can determine their source. I am quite sure that "evil" oil corporations would not cough up $9m dollars per spill on behalf of Mother Nature.
Ilíon wrote:
Holy Mother Nature
Lurching toward Wicca? :)
Bob Emmett
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Ilíon wrote:
So, it appears that we now know
It appears that we have known for some time.(PDF)[^] Natural marine hydrocarbon seeps offshore of Coal Oil Point in the northern Santa Barbara Channel, California, are among the largest and best documented seeps in the world (Allen et al., 1970; Wilson et al., 1974; Kvenvolden and Harbaugh, 1983; Hornafius et al., 1999).
Ilíon wrote:
Though, I do wonder, since the oil is seeping anyway, shall we continue to let it go to waste?
The paper infers that the reduction in seepage volume [as at 1999] is attributable to off-shore drilling.
Ilíon wrote:
not from "evil" oil transportation by "evil" oil corporations, but rather from Holy Mother Nature, herself.
No, from either. Analysis of oil samples can determine their source. I am quite sure that "evil" oil corporations would not cough up $9m dollars per spill on behalf of Mother Nature.
Ilíon wrote:
Holy Mother Nature
Lurching toward Wicca? :)
Bob Emmett
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Oh? Have you decided to give Oakman a run for the money on the issue of obfuscation and "misunderstanding" what you wish to denigrate?
Ilíon wrote:
Oh? Have you decided to give Oakman a run for the money on the issue of obfuscation and "misunderstanding" what you wish to denigrate?
Oh? So what I answered earlier was a re-post? Denigrate? I merely corrected your errors.
Ilíon wrote:
So, it appears that we now know where those tarballs washing up on California beaches come from -- not from "evil" oil transportation by "evil" oil corporations, but rather from Holy Mother Nature, herself.
On the strength of 3 recent articles reporting oil seeps at Coal Oil Point, you imply that it is only now that the origin of the tarballs is known. It isn't. You then go on to state that the seeps are the sole source of tarballs, (exxonerating oil transportation - though not off-shore drilling, which is a source). They aren't. If I have misunderstood your statement, perhaps you should express yourself more clearly.
Bob Emmett