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"The issue of off-shore drilling is of paramount importance - with today's technology it's now possible to access our own resources with virtually no environmental impact.
The definition of "virtually" on May Day 2010:
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be leaking at a rate of 25,000 barrels a day, five times the government's current estimate, industry experts say.
...Ian MacDonald, professor of oceanography at Florida State University who specializes in tracking ocean oil seeps from satellite imagery, said there may already be more than 9 million gallons of oil floating in the Gulf now,
and
Scientists fear if the oil spill isn't contained and the underwater well continues to spew unstopped, it could grow so large that it may be sucked with the currents around the Florida Keys and up the East Coast.
Duke University biologist Larry Crowder said Saturday if that happens, the scope of the disaster would not only affect the gulf states but portions of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
Satellite images show the surface area of the gulf oil spill has nearly tripled in size in just a day.
But who are you going to believe, a bunch of boring environmental scientists or a talk show host?
