June 11

FL01  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL02  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL03  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL04  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL05  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL06  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill
FL07  AVAILABLE  Gulf Coast Oil Spill


HOUSTON - New estimates for the amount of oil spilling out of a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico may quadruple the harmful effects on the environment, a marine biologist said on Friday. Researchers said Thursday that new figures show the amount of oil gushing out may have been up to twice as much as previously thought. That could mean 42 million gallons to more than 100+ million gallons of oil have already fouled the Gulf's fragile waters. The effects of the oil spill will likely be seen for at least a decade — and perhaps longer.


By comparison, the worst peacetime oil spill, 1979's Ixtoc 1 in Mexico, was about 140 million gallons over 10 months. The Gulf spill hasn't yet reached two months. The Exxon Valdez, the previous worst U.S. oil spill, was just about 11 million gallons, and the new figures mean Deepwater Horizon is producing an Exxon Valdez size spill every five to 13 days.


We continue to wait for a decision. Support base camps are still needed and still under construction. Available land on which to build the camps is a rare commodity. Folks do not want to lease out their land to an oil company. In some locations, 18" of bedrock has to be trucked in and compacted before construction begins. That's 18" x 10 acres! That's a lot of rock. There is not a lot of rock near the coast, so it is being trucked in from outside the area.


 
ps. Toaka says..... "I'm patiently waiting........ FOR A SNACK!!"