Gulf of Mexico Oil Catastrophe Worst in History

An estimated 3.4 million gallons are spewing out daily with no end in sight while toxic oil and dispersants are killing all ocean life. The catastrophe unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico from Deepwater Horizon’s off-shore oil rig explosion is still spreading out of control. It has devastated the entire Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and entered the Atlantic Ocean, traveling along the coast, up to New Jersey and New York. This is no “spill”; it is already far worse than the 1989 ExxonValdez tanker accident. Some scientists estimated that 3.4 million gallons are coming out of 3 plumes daily.  To-date this means 156.4 million gallons of crude oil, and counting; no wonder it is being called an underwater oil volcano.

There are new reports that another crude oil plume, 22 miles long by 6 miles wide, has been found going in another direction (West), “3,300 feet [below the surface], with the greatest concentration of hydrocarbons at about 1300 feet suggesting the highest level of environmental pollution from the BP disaster may be located out of sight in the Gulf’s deep waters.” It was discovered by David Hollander, associate professor of chemical oceanography, University of South Florida, the lead investigator of a research mission sent to the Gulf of Mexico. They “fear it is the result of BP’s unprecedented use of chemical dispersants applied underwater at the well site.”  Professor Hollander said this raises more fears that oil combined with dispersant toxicity may lead to a dangerous situation for fish larvae and other creatures that filter ocean water for food.

The gravity of the ecological disaster, the worst of its kind in US history, not one person has been fired or held accountable. BP also continues to spray highly toxic “dispersants” that are wrecking additional ecological havoc, exacerbating an already critical situation One dispersant is the chemical solvent known as Corexit 9500, banned in Europe.  It is spreading the crude oil and chemical toxicity over a far wider area, and traveling on the Gulf and ocean currents. The ecological catastrophe is highly likely to become transatlantic.

Title: Gulf of Mexico Oil Catastrophe Worst in History
& What to Do Instead

Source: Institute of Science in Society, 2/6/10

Author: Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri

URL:  http://www.i-sis.org.uk/gulfOilCatastrophe.php

Faculty Evaluator: Peter Phillips, Sonoma State University

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  • http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22deadly%20tide%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=nws:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=wn Thomas Paine

    Thanks for the perspective. I think. None of this is accidental.

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  • http://dr.amr.nasef@hotmail.com Dr. Amr M. Nasef – PH.D in Marine Ecology – Cairo – Egypt

    plase protect Gulf of Mexico fauna from Oil Catastropheplase
    plase protect marine environment
    Please save the world
    please save the humaity
    please save our environment

    Dr. Amr M. Nasef
    PH.D in Marine Ecology
    Cairo – Egypt
    dr.amr.nasef@hotmail.com

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  • http://www.etarnalquest.pl JJ

    This catastrophe is ubelievable. But I hope, that it will create an envionment for serious debate about alternatives for fossil fuels. It’s really difficult and soul destroying look at what capitalism is doing to life on this planet. It’s self perpetuating suicide machine and this madness needs to be stopped. South America is a good example of the fact that alternative exists.

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  • Eugene

    T H E

    E C O L O G I C A L

    C H E R N O B Y L !

    It is correct – to Close a chink on 100 % it is necessary in July, 2010, differently till September — ecological accident (accident already today).
    Unless the NOT STOP OIL, in August-September in the sea piled Experts estimate FROM 3000000 TO 6000000 barrels of oil!

    Also the season of hurricanes — 23 hurricanes — 14 storm begins — then it will be necessary to stop откачку oil.
    That that it is possible to close a chink on my method on 1005 in July it is a reality for British Petroleum!
    It proves to be true experience BP in May, 2010:
    закачкой a solution in a chink
    Possibility of installation of the big dome. Such dome (98 tons) BP in May already established. If to fill internal объё m of a dome with cement the dome weight will make 2500 — 3000 tons is will keep pressure of a solution — oil in a chink.

    ——————–

    I repeat a method:

    The actual method –
    technically feasible method of stopping leakage of oil.

    1. In well under pressure higher than the pressure of oil and gas is pumped into the solution, similar to what BP is injected into the well in May 2010, the density of its higher density of oil more than 2 times.

    From tube wells separated pipe, through which the solution was fed into the hole.
    Above the tube wells installed a heavy large dome, such as the dome № 1 BP – 98 tons

    The dome has a hole – or more holes to the dome does not upset the reverse flow of mud from the well.

    All openings have valves, which must close the hole and devices for their closure on command from the spacecraft.

    The pressure in the borehole will raise up the solution (as it was May). Part of the solution displace the dome of the water. The solution fills the dome.

    This solution is in the dome should quickly harden.
    You can do this by adding a solution of special substances.

    In the dome are containers, they are substances that accelerate the hardening of cement.

    These containers, when filling the dome of cement mortar, should open up on command from the ship and release the accelerator on cement
    These substances should be intensively strongly mix with cement. This container can be a gas cylinder with high pressure or pyrotechnic charge.

    (The same containers can be filed in the well together with the solution, where they will occur, and the solution begins to harden in the tube wells.)

    Then closes the valve openings of the dome = solution will remain in the dome in the solid state.

    The mass of the dome – 100 tons, a solid solution inside the dome – 500 – 1000 – 2000 tons – it will keep the solution pumped into the well, and he (the solution in the well) will now become a firm that did not work at the BRITISH PETROLEUM, in May 2010.
     
    2. All, as in paragraph 1. But after the installation of the dome in it under high pressure through a tube fed cement. The solution displaces the dome of the water and fills the dome.
    That is no need to wait for the well goes back up solution and injected into the dome of the cement before. This cement will have time to harden.

    This is an option, not the main options:

    But at the end of the injection into the well of the solution with solution pumped into the well small containers of solid rubber. All the container is inside the cylinder with compressed gas, such as air.

    Once completed the process of injection solution into the well automatically open cylinder valves.

    Containers will inflate with air pressure, and they additionally closed hole.

    Containers can be within a “swellable” polymers, that is capable of greatly increasing its volume of oil (Swell Packers). Containers should be disclosed automatically and spray swell packers in oil.

    What is the real method and confirmed the company itself British Petroleum in May 2010, zakachivaya in the hole a heavy mortar and installing over it a heavy (98 tons) Dome size from 4 storey house.

    The internal volume of the dome height of 12 meters and 10 x 10 meters = 1200 cubic meters.

    If the grout pumped into a dome, his weight will be 2400 tons (the density of the solution above the density of water 2 times).
       
       2400 tons will keep the pressure in the borehole. Moreover, it also will be several hundred tons of this solution, which will have time to harden.

    P.S. 1. If the company does not override the BP pipeline in July 2010, then in August – September 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico would not be easy ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE +

    THERE WILL =

    E C O L O G & H E C K J H E R N O N A L B.

    P.S. 2. In addition, the approaching season of tropical storms, which will last until December 2010. For weather forecasts of hurricanes will be in the region to 23, of which 14 are possible storm.
    A storm – is to stop the pumping of oil from damaged wells and delays in drilling well number number 2, 3.

    Delays in the works – more millions of barrels of oil will spill into the sea.

    To not allow ENVIRONMENTAL CHERNOBYL MUST STOP OIL AT 100% in July 2010.

    Yours faithfully, Eugene Kulikov E-Mail: kuli-kov@yandex.ru

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  • Eugene

    ECOLOGICAL CHERNOBYL

    http://www.stopoilbritishpetroleum.narod.ru

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  • Ashkenazi

    well if nothing else this may spur greater interest in electrification of transportation grid. It seems that the battery technology advanced by nano methods time has come. Instead of spending $50 to fill the tank with petro we spend $8 to fill the tank with watts.

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  • Freeman

    If we want to survive as a species , we must stop these rapine corporations at any cost by any means necessary.

    We have a right to protect our children from these poisoners.

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  • http://oilcleanupmethods.blogspot.com/ NB

    Corexit 9500 is not universally banned in Europe. It is banned in Great Britain because it creates a problem for crustaceans attempting to gain traction on rocks. However this product is used around the world for better or for worse.. The US government and the EPA are using a number of other cleaners and dispersants in addition to Corexit. Read up on this at the EPA’s website http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/product_schedule.mtl

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  • Vril

    100000 pounds pressure per squareinch !!
    The hole is about 8 inch diameter. Then calculate how much oil is spilled per day ! And you will come up with a number far greater than the numbers we hear from BP !! especially if you also have cracks and undersea upbuilding of methane wholes !!
    So we probably reached the Exxon Valdez just after some 2 or 3 weeks !!
    This is far more serious than you people have heard from the BP and medias !!!

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  • http://www.mazatlansportfishing.com/index.php Job – MazatlanSportFishing

    I hope some day sign again in your comments, and keep the effort of keeping this Blog updated.

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  • http://www.guldpris.org Guld

    I didn’t know, i know now…

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  • Charleston

    You do know that almost no BP personel were on that rig, right? They hired out to the Gulf of Mexico oil company for the job, and they made executive decisions regarding rig safety that were not approved by BP. They didn’t need to be. I think BP is taking a lot of garbage just because the mass media don’t feel like pointing any fingers at a Mexican company. Probably because the drug cartels would murder our reporters.

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  • http://www.vendingcompanies.org/tag/cigarettes Nikki Dannelly

    My spouse and i definitely must think far more in that way to see a few things i can do about this.

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