Re: [Paddlewise] gulf oil spill

From: <Pamvetdr_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:16:20 EDT
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In a message dated 6/7/2010 3:49:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
crjungers_at_gmail.com writes:


I wonder just how much environmental damage remains. Do you  have to look 
for
it or is it obvious? We hear talk about the Prince William  Sound (Exxon
Valdez) incident still having an impact but I wonder how hard  you have to
look for the evidence there, too.

I don't say this to  simply minimize the impact of BP's latest disaster on
the environment but  to see if there really is a "forever" impact. Is there
some point at which  these things aren't really noticeable any more? There
must be and I bet it  is a lot sooner than most people think.




Craig  Jungers
Moses lake, WA
_www.nwkayaking.net_ (http://www.nwkayaking.net) 
 
 
      For my 2 cents worth, I'd like to note that  in my elementary 
chemistry class, a 10 degree rise in temperature was said to  double the speed of a 
chemical reaction. This certainly implies that whatever is  going to 
happen, will happen faster in a warm environment than a cold one.
<snip>
    And, the kayaking won't be back until the odors are  about gone. Oil. 
Chemicals. Dead fish and animals. Decaying vegetation. Sulfur  producing 
marshes.
     What a mess.
                              Pam in Washington State.
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