Its true! The EPA Has given the green light to acquire oil eating microbes that could play a huge part in oil cleanup of the gulf!
Join me over the jump fro discussion:
Here is an excerpt:
[As much as 20 million gallons of oil a year naturally seeps into the Gulf through tiny fissures in the seabed. Over time, microbes have evolved that eat the oil in the water — enough so that all the seeping oil doesn't create a sheen. The microbes are neither plant nor animal. They're bacteria, with names like Alcanivorax borkumensis.]
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/...
When this underwater volcano is finally plugged, these little critters are going to get alot of attention. Right now, everyone is bashing BP and the coastguard for NOT doing enough(at least on tv).
Would it Not be funny if Pundits would get mad at the microbes for not eating enough oil?
Mika, Wolfe, Tweety and Beck can all Blame bacteria, not that they haven't already? LOL!
Also, have you all ever seen War of the Worlds? Synopsis: The Planet comes under seige from aliens, and the Military cannot stop them. But what does, is a little MICROBE that infects them. Sound familiar?
Update x 1: Here is a link to usf scientis online questions abouot oil spill, NOW!!! Hurry!
http://blogs.tampabay.com/...
Update x2: Hayward agrees to let new man in charge of day to day ops!
NEW MAN IN CHARGE: A day after he was grilled by a Congressional committee, BP CEO Tony Hayward has agreed to hand over day-to-day operation on the Gulf oil spill to company executive Bob Dudley, BP Board Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg tells Sky News.
Update x 3: Good news on oil front:
Via the AFP: "BP and US authorities were capturing 25,000 barrels of oil per day from the massive Gulf of Mexico spill, marking steady improvement in recovery efforts, the admiral in charge of the operation says...
As such, Go microbes go!!!