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Last weekend, while millions of Americans gorged on hot dogs, burgers, beers, cokes and fries, 2009 Alaska Muckraker of the Year, Jeanne Devon, 2009 Steve Gilliard Award winner, Shannyn Moore, and environmental writer-blogger Zach Roberts gagged on the fumes of oil that still reeks and seeps out of the intertidal zones on the shores of Knight Island, in Alaska’s once pristine Prince William Sound. Here’s Jeanne’s video:
Jeanne, Shannyn and Zach have all posted articles and photos at their blogs, and Shannyn will be talking about their experience on her radio program-webcast today, beginning right about now (12:10 p.m. PDT).
By the way, here’s a photo of the blighted denizen of Bligh Reef, the Exxon Valdez, uh – the Exxon Mediterranean, uh – the Sag River Mediterranean, uh – the Mediterranean uh – the Dong Fang Ocean. No matter how far the vessel can be distanced from its benighted name, Knight Island is still spoiled and polluted from the Exxon Valdez’s spewed cargo.
21 years and four months later.
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ET
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/6/scientist_working_with_government_says_bp
Scientist Working With Government Says BP Restricting Access to Study Gushing Oil Well
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As the BP oil disaster enters its 77th Day we speak to a scientist leading a team of researchers trying to get access to the well to better study what is happening at the site. Dr. Ira Leifer, who’s on the federally appointed Flow Rate Technical Group, says BP is restricting his access to study the gushing oil well.[includes rush transcript]
Riki Ott is on Shannyn’s program right now. Link to the webcast embedded above in my article.
I’ve got a question:
How could that pocket of oil, way down in the earth’s crust, that is now spewing into the Gulf, possibly be “fossil” fuel? There were never any fossils there. Is this upwelling possibly under so much pressure because more is being made there all the fucking time?
Thanks, ET. I linked to this BBC report before, but it’s particularly relevant to this post. An audio retrospective and current visit to the area, with former Kenai Fjords superintendent Anne Castellina, who also speaks of the oil’s persistence right on or just below the soil surface.
Shannyn Moore’s manager has posted the podcast from today’s show that has Dr. Ott on, with her Gulf update. Begins just after 30 minutes into hour one. The first half of that segment is Moore’s description of the visit to the oiled beaches on the 4th of July.
Here’s the link.
Ed, don’t you remember the gas ads showing the dinos that the oil comes from?
You must be refering to the Russian theory of abiogenic petroleum. Some methane may be produced this way but the majority of our petroleum comes from ancient plankton deposited in shallow seas covered by overburden and acted on by anaerobic bacteria.