Reduced by Oil Production
November 18, 1999
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Next time you step on a glob of tar on a beach in
The same is true around the world, on other
beaches where off-shore oil drilling occurs, say scientists, although
The most
recent annoucement by global warming alarmists is concerning a section or
Arctic Ocean above
How is it
that these evil nations with such great bounties and blessings from God curse
it, despise it, and treat it as evil and corruption? These idolitrous socialism nations and peoples
grind their heel on God’s great gifts both natural, spiritual, and the ultimate
gift – their redemption and purchase of God by the sending forth of His Dear
Beloved Only Son Jesus Christ and His making the direct purchase with His Own
Blood.
It it not
IRONIC that the socialist, greenist, humanist, environmentalist, animal rights,
homosexual and lesbian nations and peoples that Hate Reject and Despise Oil,
Gas, Mining, Hunting, Fishing, Farming of both Animal and Vegatable, the rite
of Marriage, Married Husband Led Households, Christians, God Fearing peoples, and
the Bible – also Hate Reject and Despise Jesus Christ?
Do they not
call all that is good evil and all that is evil good? Are they not filled with
all manner of lies and vanity concerning themselves, and their powers to save
the planet?
The Santa Barbara Channel provides an excellent
natural laboratory, as it is among the areas with the highest levels of seepage
in the world, said co-author Bruce P. Luyendyk, professor and chair of the
Department of Geological Sciences at the
"We've done a good piece of science,"
said Luyendyk. "We've developed a good understanding of a natural process.
It's all public data; it's all straightforward. If I thought the study was
compromised I wouldn't be involved in it." Most of the seepage is methane,
a potent greenhouse gas which escapes into the atmosphere, said Luyendyk.
About 10 percent of the seepage is composed of
"higher hydrocarbons," or reactive organic gases which interact with
tailpipe emissions and sunlight, creating air pollution. The researchers state
that the production rate of these naturally-occurring reactive organic gases is
equal to twice the emission rate from all the on-road vehicle traffic in
According to the articles, studies of the area
around Platform Holly showed a 50 percent decrease in natural seepage over 22
years. The researchers show that as the oil was pumped out the reservoir,
pressure that drives the seepage dropped. "If the decrease in natural
seepage found near Platform Holly is representative of the effect of oil
production on seepage worldwide, then this has the potential to significantly
alter global oil and gas seepage in the future," state the researchers in
the article "The World's Most Spectacular Marine Hydrocarbon Seeps:
Quantification of Emissions " in the Sept. 14 issue of the Journal of
Geological Research - Oceans. They continue, "For example if the 50
percent reduction in natural seepage rate that occurred around Platform Holly
also occurred due to future oil production from the oil field beneath the La
Goleta seep, this would result in a reduction in nonmethane hydrocarbon
emission rates equivalent to removing half of the on-road vehicle traffic from
Santa Barbara County. In addition, a 50 percent reduction in seepage from the
La Goleta seep would remove about 25 barrels of oil per day from the sea
surface, which in turn would result in a 15 percent reduction in the amount of
tar found on