tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post6091593584284185808..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: The OilicaneMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-70700641706310790622010-06-04T17:10:31.469-07:002010-06-04T17:10:31.469-07:00"Well, Katrina destroyed a lot more wetlands ..."Well, Katrina destroyed a lot more wetlands (which are already stressed, remember) than BP has so far, so a big storm surge in Louisiana would destroy wetlands, oil or not."<br /><br />Sure, of course. But much of the 75% of the wetlands east of the mississippi not destroyed by katrina would've been oiled if katrina had been passing over a massive oil slick hanging off the coast.<br /><br />The oil damage isn't permanent. I'm not trying to downplay Katrina.dhogazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589109126483161671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-23574000619173372522010-06-04T15:21:53.061-07:002010-06-04T15:21:53.061-07:00Jeff Masters on The OilCane<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1492" rel="nofollow">Jeff Masters on <i>The OilCane</i></a>David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-43500801785479087912010-06-04T14:11:15.765-07:002010-06-04T14:11:15.765-07:00There is quite a good chance we will find out. Pr...There is quite a good chance we will find out. Promises to be an active hurricane season.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-66239838308002910472010-06-04T12:50:25.979-07:002010-06-04T12:50:25.979-07:00Well, Katrina destroyed a lot more wetlands (which...Well, Katrina destroyed a lot more wetlands (which are already stressed, remember) than BP has so far, so a big storm surge in Louisiana would destroy wetlands, oil or not. <br /><br />I have no idea what a big storm would do to the booms or to Bobby J's sandpiles. That's a point.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-57670981466932142882010-06-04T12:08:28.365-07:002010-06-04T12:08:28.365-07:00It's the storm surge that's the concern, a...It's the storm surge that's the concern, as a good-sized one would push oil far deeper into the bayou wetlands.<br /><br />Not to mention destroy all the booms that have been deployed.dhogazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589109126483161671noreply@blogger.com