Tuesday, July 29, 2008
ToDaZeD Interesting Tidbit
ToDaZeD Interesting Tidbit
wonder why this isn’t mentioned more?
OR *clicky*clicky*
Unless Congress approves a new rider - and the President signs into law a bill that includes the rider - the Congressional ban will expire on September 30, the end of the federal FY2008 fiscal year.
The Environmental Benefits Of Advanced Technology
According to the U.S. Department of Interior, offshore operators produced 7 billion barrels of oil from 1985 to 2001 with a spill rate of only .001%In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed 115 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms and damaged 535 pipeline segments, but there were no major oil spills attributed to either storm.
Today, nearly all Outer Continental Shelf operators are collaborating with the Minerals Management Service and other federal agencies to implement Safety and Environmental Management Programs (SEMP); voluntary, nonregulatory strategies designed to identify and reduce risks and occurrences of offshore accidents, injuries, and spills [U.S. Department of Energy]
Less than 1 percent of all oil found in the marine environment comes from offshore oil and gas development. According to the National Academy of Sciences, the majority - 62 percent - is the result of natural seeps through the ocean floor.
Lots more factual ammo at the linky complete with citations and sources.
Me? I’m waiting for Uh-bamessiah’s plan to revamp the world’s energy resources to cheap, plentiful unicorn farts.
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