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[Manmountain]

Can anyone verify this? Could be exagerated but ........


The world’s largest deposit of oil is causing environmental problems for a small Alaska island.

Gull Island sits atop the largest pool of oil in the world. The deposit was discovered in 1977 but no drilling has ever been done there. As a result, oil is bursting through surface cracks and is contaminating the area’s land and water resources.

“We’ve got birds covered in oil and humpback dolphins going belly-up daily,” said Ken Blackstone of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas. “It’s worse than the Exxon Valdez (1989 oil tanker wreck) in Prince William Sound. We’re trying to think of ways to get rid of the oil, such as introducing oil-destroying chemicals or exotic oil-eating microbes into the water. But so far it’s a complete disaster.”

Blackstone said that part of the problem is the nature of the oil beneath Gull Island.

“The oil here doesn’t come from prehistoric plants or dead dinosaurs,” he said. “It’s not a ‘fossil fuel.’ It’s actually ‘abiotic,’ meaning that it is produced deep within the Earth’s crust through a natural process. As a result, the pool of oil doesn’t just sit there quietly underground. The oil that leaks out onto the surface of the land or the floor of the ocean is constantly being replaced. So we’ve got a long-term problem on our hands here.”

The easiest solution — drilling and removing the oil for energy use — is not currently possible.

“No drilling is done here because there’s just way too much oil,” Blackstone explained. “There are political implications to consider. It would drive the price of gasoline down to $1.50 a gallon or less and make the U.S. energy-independent. It would discourage Americans from trying to conserve a scarce resource, so in 1977 the Big Oil companies told the federal government to declare Gull Island off-limits and blame the environmentalists.”

For now, Blackstone said, the plan is to scoop up as much oil as possible and drop it by helicopter onto Canadian soil.

“What the Canadians don’t know won’t hurt them,” he said.


(Photo by Diliff, Wikipedia)

[url=http://sirsatire.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/gull-islands-enormous-oil-deposit-threat-to-environment/]Gull Island’s enormous oil deposit threat to environment

[kdog]

Fixed the link for you:

Originally Posted by Manmountain

Gull Island’s enormous oil deposit threat to environment « Sir Satire’s New World Order News Service

Maybe you should be more concerned about the next article in SirSatire's blog:

Fuel prices set to go higher on giant praying mantis fears « Sir Satire’s New World Order News Service

[Barkingowl]

Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News - Russia is far from oil's peak

[Alaskagrl]

Originally Posted by Manmountain

Can anyone verify this? Could be exagerated but ........


The world’s largest deposit of oil is causing environmental problems for a small Alaska island.

Gull Island sits atop the largest pool of oil in the world. The deposit was discovered in 1977 but no drilling has ever been done there. As a result, oil is bursting through surface cracks and is contaminating the area’s land and water resources.

“We’ve got birds covered in oil and humpback dolphins going belly-up daily,” said Ken Blackstone of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas. “It’s worse than the Exxon Valdez (1989 oil tanker wreck) in Prince William Sound. We’re trying to think of ways to get rid of the oil, such as introducing oil-destroying chemicals or exotic oil-eating microbes into the water. But so far it’s a complete disaster.”

Blackstone said that part of the problem is the nature of the oil beneath Gull Island.

“The oil here doesn’t come from prehistoric plants or dead dinosaurs,” he said. “It’s not a ‘fossil fuel.’ It’s actually ‘abiotic,’ meaning that it is produced deep within the Earth’s crust through a natural process. As a result, the pool of oil doesn’t just sit there quietly underground. The oil that leaks out onto the surface of the land or the floor of the ocean is constantly being replaced. So we’ve got a long-term problem on our hands here.”

The easiest solution — drilling and removing the oil for energy use — is not currently possible.

“No drilling is done here because there’s just way too much oil,” Blackstone explained. “There are political implications to consider. It would drive the price of gasoline down to $1.50 a gallon or less and make the U.S. energy-independent. It would discourage Americans from trying to conserve a scarce resource, so in 1977 the Big Oil companies told the federal government to declare Gull Island off-limits and blame the environmentalists.”

For now, Blackstone said, the plan is to scoop up as much oil as possible and drop it by helicopter onto Canadian soil.

“What the Canadians don’t know won’t hurt them,” he said.


(Photo by Diliff, Wikipedia)

[url=http://sirsatire.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/gull-islands-enormous-oil-deposit-threat-to-environment/]Gull Island’s enormous oil deposit threat to environment

Hilarious. Environmentalists trying (fairly cleverly, I will say) to paint a picture of what people who are pro-drilling in Alaksa/ANWR believe the magic solution will be. Neat bit of satire but it's actually closer to the truth than those buggers will ever admit or acknowledge.

[Manmountain]

Wise Woman you are Alaskagrl.

Three equations express -- abundant reserve
-- economic repercussions to the price of oil
-- global warming more use

Who benefits? Ill tell you who dosen't.

Lets discount the unprovern(scientific) global warming aspect and whats left? G. W. is a fact tho abused and fixates to narrowness. get unhypnotized. TV is the best way to program the mind , same wavelength.

The demise of the USA is happening cause someone sneezed and said '' I saw God"". Thats the validity range.

3000 Dow is coming and 20% interest rates and hyperinflation, so buckle in my Alaska Friends, this isnt the prelude. Then after they hyper inflate ths fiasco their gonna deflat -e-ion the hell out of your guts. So go real -- all the way-- dump the 401k , your gonna lose it anyway.

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by Manmountain

dump the 401k , your gonna lose it anyway.

I'm actually holding my ground at this point. Know any good sources for body armor Manmountain?

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Alaskagrl

Hilarious. Environmentalists trying (fairly cleverly, I will say) to paint a picture of what people who are pro-drilling in Alaksa/ANWR believe the magic solution will be. Neat bit of satire but it's actually closer to the truth than those buggers will ever admit or acknowledge.

Actually that is as far from the truth as anyone can get, and quite intentionally so.

The unfortunate part though, is that a lot of people have been so confused by what the drill anything folks claim, that they can't tell if that piece was true or false. Obviously anyone who knows even part of the truth can tell instantly it is a satire; but just as obviously the average person in America is not well enough informed (and generally speaking should not be required to be, either).

[Manmountain]

Although satire is usually meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit.-- wiki

I believe theres a lot more to this Gull Island story tho.

B Armor? whats that?

lackwater is hiring BOwl;; 200K + 300 per diem per day. -- keepem in mind incase it gets slow down around the Outer Banks.....

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by Barkingowl

I'm actually holding my ground at this point. Know any good sources for body armor Manmountain?

Good body armor bargains on Ebay. Most has never actually been used to stop bullets.

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by kdog

Fixed the link for you:


Maybe you should be more concerned about the next article in SirSatire's blog:

Fuel prices set to go higher on giant praying mantis fears « Sir Satire’s New World Order News Service

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Great stuff. Pure Alaskarama, from my experience there!