tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post6111495261375691040..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Putting the Gulf oil spill in perspectiveC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-11374832936882673952010-06-22T16:39:32.054+10:002010-06-22T16:39:32.054+10:00I am wondering why there are different figures abo...I am wondering why there are different figures about the oil spilling. I think BP is making us optimistic even with all these problems.dining room tablehttp://www.erikorganic.com/dining-room/dining-room-table.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-88584511202621706802010-05-02T05:13:20.876+10:002010-05-02T05:13:20.876+10:00Sorry for the double post, but I just read up on t...Sorry for the double post, but I just read up on the Ixtoc I disaster.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I</a><br /><br />Ixtoc I released oil at 2-6 times the rate of Deepwater Horizon. And it flowed for about 9.5 months before it was capped, from June 3 '79 to March 23 '80. <br /><br />On the other hand, the oil was in Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-71037869831304838982010-05-02T05:02:52.046+10:002010-05-02T05:02:52.046+10:00Um, 1000 tonnes per week (~= 1000 barrels per day)...Um, 1000 tonnes per week (~= 1000 barrels per day) is BP's original figure. But the Coast Guard says it's spilling five times that fast. And the Christian Science Monitor says that independent scientists estimate it may be five times *that*, or 25,000 barrels per day.<br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0501/C-mon-how-big-is-the-Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-really" rel="nofollow">Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-56172679050311266402010-05-02T02:26:40.877+10:002010-05-02T02:26:40.877+10:00Yep, kinda harsh when the exploitation comes back ...Yep, kinda harsh when the exploitation comes back to bite you isn't it? Kinda like all the anti-mining and pro-environment people who like driving cars, riding bikes (preferably made out of titanium, because they're lighter and nice to ride), or flying around in planes (just to spread their message), or wearing jewellery, or cooking with metal pots and pans, or cooking over gas ('Shaunnoreply@blogger.com