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01 January 2011 By Stephen
Lendman Concerned Citizens of Florida.com
(CCF) believe efforts must be made now "to address
what may very well be the greatest environmental
catastrophe of North America in modern
history....government (and media) cannot be relied on"
for truthful information. As a result, its site is a
platform for truth and accuracy on a disaster of such
magnitude. On December 1, CCF published a
special Dr. Tom Termotto Gulf disaster report, titled
"The Gulf of Mexico is Dying." He's National
Coordinator for the Tallahassee, FL-based Gulf Oil
Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizens'
Initiative). Its disturbing findings are discussed
below. He published them so "the world community will
come together to further contemplate this dire and
demanding predicament." Future generations depend on
it. Termotto's entire report can be
accessed through the following link: http://phoenixrisingfromthegulf.wordpress.com/ In an early July statement, he
called the Gulf disaster "a tragic violation of the
public trust," adding: "The BP Gulf Oil Spill was
created by man; it was not an act of God....It was an
utterly manmade event; not an accident....where fate
would have everything accidently go wrong that could
go possibly so wrong....We wonder out loud about
whether it is now time to establish a Regional
Citizens' Initiative....to step in where government
and industry have completely failed and betrayed the
people." His current assessment is based
on seven months Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference
work, "disseminate(d) with the authority and
confidence of those who have thoroughly investigated a
crime scene." A compelling body of evidence, including
photo-documentaries, portrays the Gulf's true state -
what BP, Washington, and major media reports
suppressed. "BP('s) narrative is nothing but
a corporate-created illusion - a web of fabrication
spun in collaboration with the US Federal Government
and (complicit) Mainstream Media. Big Oil, as well as
the Military-Industrial Complex, have aided and
abetted this whole scheme and info blackout because
the very future of the Oil & Gas Industry is at stake,
as is the future of the US empire," dependent on vast
amounts of energy, mainly oil. Most important is that planet
earth may be at stake, "slowly but surely filling up
with (toxic) oil and gas." Visual evidence and diagrams
captured "the true state of the underlying geological
formations around the various wells drilled in the
Macondo Prospect....there is no dispute (about) the
most serious geological changes (caused and
continuing) in (Macondo's) region...." Besides nearly three months of
gushing, expect worse conditions ahead. "It's not a
pretty picture" when explained fully and accurately.
Evidence shows "the geology around the well bore has
been blown. This occurred because of:" -- contiguous drilling "to a salt
dome;" and -- destructive gas explosions,
damaging "the integrity of the well casing, cementing,
well bore, well head, and foundation around the well
head." As a result, the entire well
system was undermined, what official reports never
explained. Then, after capping, pressure forced "upsurging
hydrocarbons to find weaknesses throughout the greater
system." Doing so exposed an array of "compromised,
fractured and unsettled geology through which
hydrocarbons could travel all the way to the seafloor
and into the GOM (Gulf of Mexico)." According to Geohazards
Specialist BK Lim: "The rock beds in the vicinity of
a salt dome (in stratified rocks that often contain
oil and gas) are highly fractured and permeable due to
stress and deformation which occur as the salt dome
thrusted upwards." Faults are another problem.
Depending on the amount of structural damage, their
number, location and severity "will become prominently
configured into the future stability of the whole
region. Larger faults can open up much greater
opportunities for the hydrocarbons to (rise) to the
seafloor via cracks, crevices, craters and chasms." In fact, visual evidence reveals
"numerous leaks and seeps throughout the seafloor
surface (suggesting) sub-seafloor geological
formations in great turmoil and undergoing
unprecedented flux." Once oil penetrates shallow fault
areas, an uncontrollable situation exists, information
again suppressed because revelation might threaten the
future of oil and gas exploration. Coverup protects
it, no matter the extreme geological and human
hazards. (1) the 87-day Macondo gushing. (2) "Numerous leaks and seeps within five to ten square miles (of Macondo) with an (unknown) aggregate" daily hydrocarbon outflow. (3) "Countless gushers and spills, leaks and seeps throughout the Gulf of Mexico" because of many decades of drilling. While the combined outflow is undetermined, it's likely to be significant, ensuring the Gulf's "slow and steady demise...." The Gulf of Mexico is dying, but government and industry officials don't report it. Moreover, what happens there affects adjacent waters, including the Atlantic Ocean and beyond. All planetary waters are interconnected and potentially at risk, meaning the entire global ecosystem is endangered. Methane is another problem. It's very corrosive when mixed with saltwater and mud. High pressure forces it to through seafloor cracks and crevices, "thereby creating a predicament that no science, technology or equipment can remedy." Macondo is only one project. Many others exist globally "causing innumerable 'micro-displacements' " that cumulatively create a hazardous macro-event. The most serious Gulf issue relates to the amount and depth of drilling. "Of course, with greater depths come much greater risks," as modern technology and equipment haven't kept up with potential hazards. Gulf Seabed May Be in Seismic Danger Zone Decades of multiple seabed fracturing and fissuring created a "conducive environment for HUGE unintended consequences." Unless further exploration is halted, "coastal communities (and global waters) will remain in a very precarious situation." Drilling elsewhere compounds the problem. Planet Earth's future is at stake as well as humanity and other animal and vegetable life. Addendum The following additional problems are explained: (1) "The wanton and indiscriminate use of (Corexit dispersant) turned an extremely serious regional disaster into an unmitigated global" one. Mixed with oil caused "fundamentally altered" Gulf waters. "Many are concerned that a tipping point has already arrived and that this sea change will irrevocably transform a way of life" negatively. (2) "The deeper the geological source of hydrocarbons, the more radioactive isotopes" enter oil and gas. Big Oil keeps it secret. "So secret in fact that, if this were to get out, this single scientific fact would seal the fate of the entire industry." Moreover, it confirms the (non-biological) abiotic and (non-biochemical) abiogenic origin of oil and gas, facts counter to Peak Oil theory. Macondo is rumored to have a "reservoir of abiotic oil the size of Mount Everest." Tapping it safely, however, is another matter. A Final Comment On July 1, Concerned Citizens of Florida headlined, "They've Literally Punched A Hole Into Hell: We Need A Crash Alternative Energy Program Now, Assuming We Even Survive," saying: No "verbal hyperbole" can explain "the magnitude of (Macondo's) environmental catastrophe. It is nothing short of an Armageddon of Oil." Fossil fuels and nuclear power are killing the planet. Unless crash alternatives are undertaken and accelerated, deciding later may not matter. Macondo was a defining moment. Something now must be done "to save our country and world." Tomorrow is too late.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening. http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/. |
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