Comments on: 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: sara https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486768 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:46:11 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486768 it would help if there were hyperlinks in the data so we could view sources.

]]> By: 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days » Stop Hermosa Beach Oil https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486767 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:59:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486767 […] via 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days – Greg Ladens Blog. […]

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486766 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:13:10 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486766 The cutbank spill was not included because it was from 2011. The Chevron spill was one of an unknown (to me) number of diesel spills. The graphic is meant to give information on shipping crude oil and stuff, not gas, diesel, etc.

So the meme’s accuracy survives so far to this point!

]]> By: nubwaxer https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486765 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:43:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486765 the oil companies are obligated to maintenance and supervision of their pipelines but that would cut into profits. it must be more cost effective to pipe then pay for damages once they occur than to prevent them in the first place.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486764 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:50:34 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486764 Well, it is nice to have barrels as well because that is the standard unit for oil, but I agree that people know what gallons are. Note that the amount is also given in term of Olympic Size Swimming pools. That is an often used amount that I’m not sure if easily related to by people. I’ve often thought salads would be a good measure. Imagine a bowl of salad you’d put out with a nice dinner for six. The salad dressing is oil based. How many salads could you produce with the spilled oil (assuming it was all converted to edible vegetable oil). Then, given that number, how many ears of annual global salad eating would be covered by a particular month’s worth of spills. Use an eight cup for the oil in a given salad bowl.

]]> By: John Amos https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486763 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:41:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486763 I think it’s better to put these spill figures in gallons, not barrels. Most people don’t know how much a “barrel” is (42 gallons). But everyone knows what a gallon looks like.

]]> By: Terry Fillow https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486762 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:18:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486762 I think they missed this one!
Few are aware, however, that three weeks ago another leak formed a creek of
http://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2013/04/exxon-oil-pipeline-breaks-on-blackfeet-reservation-in-montana-2508616.html

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486761 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:03:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486761 I’ll let them know.

]]> By: John Moeller https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/11/13-oil-spills-in-30-days/#comment-486760 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:44:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16344#comment-486760 They missed one:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56048538-90/chevron-pipeline-willard-bay.html.csp

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