Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
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If the people of the Gulf Coast procreate fast enough, we can evolve a resistance to corrosive acids in time to not worry about the next round of hurricanes.
The Minerals Management Service, which oversees oil production in federal waters offshore, said the storm destroyed at least 52 oil platforms of roughly 3,800 in the Gulf of Mexico.
More likely, the hurricane is a convenient scapegoat for the damage done by their own parties. It's surprising the were not stoned long enough to realize anything was wrong.
They're really into drilling, btw...
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