Not true.
Not by a long shot.
Check it out:
The big thing to remember here is that these platforms have been there for years, mostly with no mishaps.
And, that each one of these platforms seeps just a very small amount of oil as part of the normal drilling process.
But what's more important is that the earth itself has thousand of natural fissures and cracks in its mantle that routinely spill extremely large quantities of oil, and that it's a natural phenomenon in those cases.
Which is why we should be allowing drilling where it is somewhat less environmentally risky, here on land.
And, why we should be pursuing the development of oil extraction from oil shale, opil sand, and existing land based wells that could uses steam extraction.
But, our politicians have known that for years.
Note: The Oldtimer is off to the world center of speed for a few days, so posts will be intermittent until his return.
