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<DIV>I think we should try to keep our vocabulary in line with actuality. The
Gulf oil disaster/irruption is not a spill. Such a term possibly reflects a
misunderstanding of both magnitude and geology.</DIV>
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<DIV>Warren Hayman</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:38
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] "Five Thousand Gulf
Oil Spills" 168 Responses</DIV>
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<DIV class=storytitle><FONT size=4>Five Thousand Gulf Oil Spills</FONT></DIV>
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<LI><A title="View all posts in Climate Science"
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rel="category tag">Climate Science</A></LI></UL>— david @ 16 June 2010 </DIV>
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<P>That’s the rate that people are releasing carbon to the atmosphere from
fossil fuel combustion and deforestation today. I know, it’s apples and
oranges; carbon in the form of oil is more immediately toxic to the
environment than it is as CO<SUB>2</SUB> (although CO<SUB>2</SUB> may be more
damaging on geologic time scales). But think of it — five thousand spills like
in the Gulf of Mexico, all going at once, each releasing 40,000 barrels a day,
every day for decades and centuries on end. We are burning a lot of
carbon!</P></DIV>
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<DIV class=feedback>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</DIV>
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