The Gulf Oil Microbe Story--Brought to you by BP and Dept of Energy money

[Robbien]

The Wall Street Journal reports today that a new scientific study found that microbes, or microscopic bacteria, are actually eating the oil spilled in the Deepwater Horion spill, taking a lot of that nasty pollution off our hands.

According to the Journal, “oil experts and microbiologists have long known that the Gulf of Mexico harbored bacteria that had evolved to feed on petroleum hydrocarbons from natural oil seeps.” The article continues, “the Gulf of Mexico may be rebounding more quickly than many had expected, aided by microscopic clean-up crews of oil-eating bacteria that have evolved among the natural petroleum seeps on the Gulf sea floor.”

The problem? For starters only one research lab, The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has confirmed this finding, while other labs remain skeptical. But the real kicker? The Journal fails to mention this, but a cursory Google search for the lab reveals that it is an affiliate of the US Department of Energy

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And then there’s this bit from Huffington Post on Lawrence Berkeley’s research on the oil-eating microbes: “The research was supported by an existing grant with the Energy Biosciences Institute, a partnership led by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Illinois that is funded by a $500 million, 10-year grant from BP.”

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/25787/gulf-oil-spill-scientists-reporting-natural-cleanup-are-funded-by-bp-and-us-dept-of-energy/


The Powers That Be are not happy the public hasn't fallen for their "oil is gone" story so now they are coming out with this new propaganda to see if we bite.

Watching how hard this microbe story is being pushed right now is like watching a repeat of how the "oil is gone" story was shoved down our throat by corporate controlled MSM.

[Botany]

1. 22-mile oil plume lurks deep below the Gulf of Mexico surface

Funny just 5 days ago a huge underwater plume of oil was found under the gulf.



When it comes to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, looks can be deceiving.

A 22-mile long plume of oil hovers deep below the surface and will likely remain for
several months, scientists said in a study released Thursday.

Researchers are concerned that the oil, which is floating of 3,000 to 4,000 feet below
the surface, is breaking down very slowly because of the chilly, 40-degree temperatures
at that depth.

"The plumes could stick around for quite a while," the study's co-author Ben Van Mooy
from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution told The Associated Press.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/08/20/2010-08-20_22mile_oil_plume_lurks_deep_below_the_gulf_of_mexico_surface_and_could_harm_wild.html#ixzz0xdYTcCoT

[Robbien]

2. Appears BP has to do a better job of buying up the scientists

"Oil all gone" and "The bugs ate it" stories are overwhelming, but funny enough, more people are believing guys like these Woods Hole scientists.