Re: Sure!

podrock — 7/28/2010 4:18:24 AM (archived)

Calculating the volume of the Gulf against the local effects of where the oil really is is a gross misuse of math. The oil is not uniformly distributed in that volume.

Not only that, but oil concentrates on the surface, so you cannot use the volume of the Gulf verses the oil spilled. (Edit: Except for the dispersant plumes, and who knows what will happen to those)

Face it Tom, this spill is bad. It is not as bad as some claim and is far worse than you assert. The economic cost of lost fishing alone is staggering. And we are only just beginning to calculate the cost. It will take years to understand the damage.

I'm not saying this with a leftist agenda to stop drilling. We will drill all that oil, drink that milkshake, and probably ruin other industries in the process. Oil is cheap, used to be easy, and we will scour the earth to use every last drop. I'm too much a pragmatist to think otherwise. But we will foul our nest doing it.

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Katrina deja vu - TB - 7/27/2010 4:33:25 AM
- Re: I'm right. - TB - 7/28/2010 10:02:27 PM
  - Look up the word "grace". Because you're not displaying it. n/t - RobVG - 7/29/2010 1:24:14 AM
    - How would a "graceful" person have handled this? (n/t) - TB - 7/29/2010 3:06:57 AM
      - I apologize for the lecture. n/t - RobVG - 7/29/2010 3:43:58 PM
        
        Huh?? - TB - 7/29/2010 6:40:08 PM
      - Sorry. We're just different I guess. - RobVG - 7/29/2010 4:14:06 AM
- Re: In other words, I'm right. - er - 7/28/2010 8:09:06 PM
- In other words, I'm right. - TB - 7/28/2010 6:55:48 PM
- Re: Re: Re: Sure! - er - 7/28/2010 5:13:12 PM
- Re: Re: Sure! - TB - 7/28/2010 4:19:56 PM
- Re: Sure! - er - 7/28/2010 3:58:29 PM
- They started "doomsdaying" it when they went to gallons. - Lee - 7/28/2010 6:25:39 AM
  - Bingo. (n/t) - TB - 7/28/2010 5:03:56 PM
  - Yeah, I noticed that too - mcfly - 7/28/2010 3:35:00 PM
  - BP's fines could be as high as $25 per......Quart. n/t - RobVG - 7/28/2010 6:46:18 AM
    - Talk about yer ruinous punishment - mcfly - 7/28/2010 5:10:12 PM
      - I like your attitude mcfly, very practical. n/t - RobVG - 7/29/2010 1:03:57 AM
      - Probably... - Eri - 7/28/2010 9:08:36 PM
      - Possible BP fines - mcfly - 7/28/2010 5:17:58 PM
- Oil Drum - podrock - 7/28/2010 4:37:53 AM
- From the New York Times - TB - 7/28/2010 4:16:49 AM
- Re: friend in Alabama... - TB - 7/28/2010 3:50:47 AM
  - Thanks (with correction) - TB - 7/28/2010 5:02:39 PM
    - Sigh. - Eri - 7/28/2010 9:17:18 PM
      - Re: Shrimp - TB - 7/28/2010 10:33:36 PM
  - Effects - Eri - 7/28/2010 3:47:08 PM
- Sure! - TB - 7/28/2010 3:40:18 AM
  - Re: Heh. - er - 7/28/2010 5:26:06 PM
  - Heh. - TB - 7/28/2010 4:32:21 PM
  - Burden of Proof - ER - 7/28/2010 11:54:14 AM
  - (Math) - RobVG - 7/28/2010 5:22:14 AM
  - Re: Sure! - podrock - 7/28/2010 4:18:24 AM
    - A drop, then.. - podrock - 7/29/2010 1:36:17 AM
    - Re: Math - TB - 7/28/2010 5:13:54 AM
    - I think you both oughta chill out until more is known. n/t - RobVG - 7/28/2010 5:05:55 AM
- Let's experiment ! - podrock - 7/28/2010 2:45:15 AM
- I have a friend in Alabama... - Eri - 7/28/2010 1:36:12 AM
- You're right. - TB - 7/28/2010 1:00:06 AM
  - Re: Remember... - ER - 7/28/2010 2:03:05 AM
    - You do that. - TB - 7/28/2010 4:00:28 AM
  - Remember... - TB - 7/28/2010 1:28:03 AM
- A very miniscule benefit indeed - ER - 7/28/2010 12:14:03 AM
- Miniscule benefit - ER - 7/27/2010 10:19:43 PM
- Re: Re: Katrina deja vu - TB - 7/27/2010 7:16:14 PM
  - Re: Excuse me - TB - 7/28/2010 3:52:22 AM
    - You're getting closer... - TB - 7/28/2010 4:48:04 AM
    - I'm talking about your demeaning what has been a disaster for those along the Gulf Coast who are affected. - Eri - 7/28/2010 4:30:24 AM
  - Excuse me, TB... - Eri - 7/28/2010 1:38:17 AM
- Re: Katrina deja vu - ER - 7/27/2010 5:10:18 PM

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