aupoet

I have to say these claims seem a little over the top to me. Of course petroleum is a biotic compound and totally "natural" but that does not mean it is not toxic. I don't want it or some man-made "get it out of the public's sight" chemical dispersant in my food chain or environment. One hole in his theory that I can think of, is where he states that once the oil has all gushed out, ocean water will flow under the seabed and super heat causing a massive eruption. The oil will only gush out on its own until the pressure pushing it up equals the pressure of the seawater surrounding it. At a depth of 1 mile the seawater pressure is just over 1 ton per square inch. Now because of oil's bouyancy it may still seep out and rise into the gulf waters but that means the water can only replace it slowly not rapidly. I hope and pray we don't ever find out if this is what will happen. In my opinion we should ban all offshore drilling.