Microbes Did Eat BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Says Latest Study

Even though it had already been proven, "government scientists" have now concluded a study confirming the microbes in the Gulf of Mexico have been eating the oil without having the detrimental effect of depleting the oxygen levels in the water.

The concern there is if that was happening, with could create what are called "dead zones," where fish would perish because of lack of oxygen.

This wouldn't have even have had to been done except some Democrat senators looking for an issue, along with so-called professors, who were environmental extremists, insisted the assertion by a government agency that about 75 percent of the oil had already evaporated, dispersed or was eaten by microbes.

Two extremely unreliable and unprovable studies were thrown out to confuse the issue, saying they had discovered a gigantic oil plume in the Gulf.

For some reason these "researchers" didn't choose to reveal the presence of this giant, invisible plume until about two months later, or after the report they didn't approve of, and which didn't fit the narrative they wanted.

Data for the latest study was conducted by nine private and government research ships across 419 different locations.

The Gulf has the strong ability to cleanse itself. That's not what the environmental extremists want to here.

Corexit, the dispersant used to help break up the oil, seemed to have helped, but the alleged discovery of a new microbe which consumes the oil leaves it unclear at this time which did the most work in helping to remove the oil.

No BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Allows Reopening of More Federal Waters

With no BP (NYSE:BP) oil being seen in about a month, and with finfish and shrimp were examined by scientists determined to have no oil or dispersants on them, more federal waters were reopened for fishing, this time about 4,281 square miles off the coast of western Louisiana, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration head Jane Lubchenco.

"We're sort of nibbling at the edges if you will, areas that have been free of oil for the longest time and were oiled the least," Lubchenco said.

After this announcement, about 20 percent of the waters in the Gulf now remain closed to fishing.

Authorities are working now to ensure the seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat, as fisherman resume their businesses.

This confirms the ability of the Gulf of Mexico to heal itself from this, with about 75 percent or more of the oil no longer in the ocean, as evaporation and microbes have removed the bulk of it.

Giant BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Plume Exposed for Hoax it Was

The story of the 21-mile long oil plume, which was allegedly also 65 stories high and a mile wide, keeps on getting better. We asked the question of whether or not it was a hoax on Friday, August 20, and it increasingly looks like it was.

Of course it's being spun a different way this time around, with other scientists saying a "newly discovered fast-eating species of microbes" have leveled the giant skyscraper oil plume.

The original plume was said to be invisible by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. We won't be listening to their nonsense any longer, as they've lost all credibility.

Even on Friday they said the oil was still out there and the ocean currents had swept it away. Now they're getting in bed with the new story saying it complements their original fairy tale.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also said it didn't seem the organisms were eating the oil very quickly either, contradicting today's story.

The New York Times and Washington Post jumped on this story, and we said at that time it's one of the reasons they're declining so much, as it's the story they wanted to hear, rather than actual news.

Once the "scientists" understood the dilemma of having the size of oil plume in the ocean and no one able to find it, the next story had to be created of a new species of microbe that operate at cooler temperatures than previously known.

It's not that something like that couldn't be discovered, but having a different set of scientists create a story which both parties agree "complement" one another is suspicious at best; just as the original story was in its overreach.

Take into consideration the original story was asserted on the day of the House subcommittee hearing on the oil spill, even though Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said they had made the discovery two months before.

Either they held back the information, created it for Democrat Ed Markey, who heads the committee, in order to pressure the leader of NOAA to capitulate in his original estimate that 75 percent of the oil had left the Gulf, which it indeed has, if not more now.

Markey savaged the NOAA lead scientist based on this faulty information and what could have been a hoax from the beginning.

The bottom line is, as originally stated, the oil has for the most part, been taken care of by the Gulf itself. That seems to trouble the fairy tale narrative some of these so-called scientists created for what appears to be a private agenda.

Read the original reports here and here.

New Microbe Discovered Eating BP (NYSE:BP) Oil

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, led by Terry Hazen, has discovered a new oil-eating microbe in the Gulf of Mexico munching on oil from the BP (NYSE:BP) spill.

When looking into the dispersion of the oil in the Gulf, scientists studying the area made the discovery of the microbe, which have expanded exponentially in the warm waters, and the increased food source of oil.

One interesting aspect of the discovery is they found the microbe can eat the oil without shrinking the amount of oxygen in the water; something scientists had been concerned over.

You can find the study at the online journal, Scienceexpress.

BP donated about $500 million to Berkeley, a somewhat controversial act in the minds of some at the University.

21-Mile Plume from BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Spill Based on 2-month Old Data

Is 21-mile Oil Plume a Hoax?


Incredibly, the fading New York Times and Washington Post jumped all over the alleged 21-mile long oil plume, identified by the Times as "new research," and the Post as "evidence" of the oil still lingering in the Gulf or some unknown location in the vast seas.

The problem is, this "evidence" was from two months ago, and was by no means new, as the Times asserts, and isn't considered evidence, as the Post asserts, even by the "academic" scientists proffering the information.

Funny how they just came out with this new evidence two months after the fact. And of course it is an "invisible" plume, something that can't be confirmed by the naked eye of human beings. Convenient isn't it?

This alleged discovery was made by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. They evidently decided to keep the discovery of the 21-mile long plume, also described as 65 stories high and over a mile wide, secret from everyone else until Thursday, August 19.

Oh yes, and it somehow happened to coincide with a House subcommittee hearing on the oil spill. Amazing timing!

There are enormous questions about the theory these academic scientists are saying, the biggest being the question of how the oil could have got to where it was said to have created the plume.

Somehow a miracle seems to have occurred, with the oil no longer floating as has been proven in the past, but it defied its normal behavior and stopped about halfway up to the surface and lingered there in an enormous, but completely clear and invisible way. It's a miracle?

So how are the scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution covering their rear-ends with this? While still making the assertion the oil is still out there, they can no longer say where, as it has been taken away by the "ocean currents." Really, they said that.

With a serious scientific face, they than conclude that more than likely it has moved on to a different location. You just can't make this kind of stuff up.

So this invisible oil plume which is completely acting different than proven behavior of oil floating to the surface, which is 21 miles long and as tall as a 65 story building, has now disappeared (laughter in the background).

How convenient they waited for two months to release their information at the hearing.

So why did the idea of a gigantic oil plume which can't be traced or seen, and which acts completely different than oil in the past, defying the physics of it? It's all to do with the warm Gulf waters which naturally create ideal conditions for oil-eating microbes.

They had to destroy the idea that the microbes have eaten most of the oil, so they have this unprecedented behavior of oil not going to the surface as usual, but somehow stopping in the colder waters of the Gulf.

That's important to their narrative because then they can then say the oil can't be consumed at the pace suggested by the report released which said up to 75 percent of the oil was gone from the Gulf by natural means, mostly from evaporation and microbes eating it.

That also takes care of the evaporation reality as well. If the oil doesn't reach the surface, it can't evaporate. Can it?

In case you think I'm an apologist for the U.S. government in most matters, I'm not, but there's an agenda here, and I'll get to it in a moment.

But for "academic" scientists to act as if some type of miracle has happened with the Gulf oil which defies all the normal behavior and characteristics of an oil spill, is borderline religion, as you have to must have a lot of faith and be naive to believe this outrageous yarn.

So what is this all about, and why has this information miraculously come to the public eye at the hearing today? It's all about money. Period!

Do some research on universities to see where the money is going. Remember not long ago when some departments at Berkeley attacked others because BP had granted them money? Do you think it was because they were truly outraged? No. Universities are hurting, and they're looking for money to continue their operations, and believe it when I say science departments and related areas are included.

This is why almost every scientist quoted in the two articles said the government figures were too "optimistic." They had been viewing the oil spill as a great opportunity to generate some funding for specific departments, and the report from the government blew their little agendas to bits.

There is nothing more to this. Read the articles closely and dissect what they're saying. It's nonsense and gibberish. There's proof of nothing other than the possible foundation for a science fiction novel.

No proof is evident that these alleged plumes continue to exist, and its convenient to assert that in order to generate funding so these organizations and universities can garner taxpayer dollars in order to protect us from the great, invisible oil monster hiding in the deep blue sea.

BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Spill Emergency Response Lowered to Level 2 by Florida

The Florida State Emergency Operations Center lowered its emergency response to a Level 2 concerning the BP oil spill and how it has affected the coastlines of the state, and what threat remains from it.

David Halstead, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management gave this as his reasoning, “Due to the success of the static kill operation and the progress toward a permanent well-kill, the threat of heavy impact to the state of Florida is significantly reduced. While the State Emergency Operations Center has transitioned to a Level 2, the State Emergency Response Team remains focused on protecting Florida’s businesses, residents, visitors, and communities from any oil remaining in the Gulf of Mexico.”

The ability of the Gulf of Mexico to heal itself has caught a lot of observers off guard, and it has changed the way organizations and institutions like the Florida Division of Emergency Management view the overall threat related to the oil leaking into the Gulf.

That's not to say there's not threat left, as they'll continue to go where needed when oil is discovered along the coastlines of Florida.

BP (NYSE:BP) Gets Approval to "Pump, Baby, Pump"

After confirmation from tests the static kill procedure had done its job, National Incident Commander and retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen gave the go ahead to permanently seal the leaking oil.

Allen said, "Based on the successful completion of the static kill procedure and a positive evaluation of the test results, I have authorized BP to cement its damaged well."

BP responded by saying on Thursday morning they'll begin to pump cement into the top of the well.

This has no relationship in general to the relief well being drilled in order to perform a bottom kill, which will guarantee permanent sealing if it's successful, which past experience has shown the process to be, although it has never been attempted at these depths and beyond.

Government reports on how much oil was been eliminated from the equation have been changing frequently, probably because of the politically incorrect way the Gulf of Mexico is cleaning itself up, which has interfered with the official narrative so many wanted to see.

In one of the latest government reports, this one from the Interior Department and the NOAA, they say the amount of oil which has evaporated is about 25 percent. Some of said it is probably closer to 40 percent.

BP was able to capture or burn off about 17 percent of the oil, while the skimming activity was said to have collected 3 percent of the oil, which even with that small amount, could be on the high side.

About 16 percent was supposedly eaten by bacteria or naturally dispersed in a similar way the Gulf has been doing forever with natural leaking oil. That number seems to be increasingly rapidly.

Some scientists and professors have expressed disbelief over these numbers, although it is based more on emotional response and anger over the story not unfolding as they wanted, as they offer no proof whatsoever.

But the reality is the number proffered by the government as to how much oil released into the Gulf of Mexico is largely a guess. And even with using those numbers, the approximate 75 percent of the oil is still gone, according to government and BP.

So whether these people have the training or knowledge to make these assessments is questionable, referring to these university people, as it is very clear the oil is nowhere to be found.

Making noise and screaming does nothing to change that. So "Pump, Baby, Pump" and "Drill, Baby, Drill," as it's going to happen no matter what type of hysterics these people get into. They're losing all clarity and objectivity in light of the actual data and proof.

No Doomsday Scenarios from BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Spill Says Obama Spokesman

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said today in a briefing to reporters that the numerous doomsday scenarios hyped by the media concerning the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill won't be coming to pass.

Gibbs said, "I think it is fairly safe to say ... that many of the doomsday scenarios that we talked about and repeated a lot have not and will not come to fruition."

Another federal report said about 75 percent of the oil released into the Gulf of Mexico has been contained, evaporated or eaten by the prolific microbes gorging on the oil.

The rest of the 25 percent of the oil is disappearing fast, and while still remaining a threat, should largely go the way of the rest of the oil.

Rather than be glad of this reality, radical environmentalists, and not-so-radical ones, have been questioning the validity and honesty of the reports, wanting desperately for the oil spill to be an unprecedented disaster in order to seek opportunities to further their agendas. This has outraged many, who are troubled the Gulf of Mexico is able to heal itself so well, like affirmed by people like Rush Limbaugh and outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward.

Some lawmakers are also irritated that they can't pursue this as an election issue, or to use to create an endless number of laws which would hinder the industry in the Gulf. They should be happy with what they've received, as some laws are sure to go on the books, even though that direction has been halted in the light of the non-catastrophe.

What should be celebrated as great news has all these people and organizations hanging their heads because of the lost opportunity.

About 75 Percent of BP (NYSE:BP) Gulf Oil Gone

Close to 75 percent of all the oil released into the Gulf of Mexico has evaporated, burned off, eaten by microbes or captured, according to White House energy adviser Carol Browner.

Browner said in a TV interview, "Our scientists and external scientists believe that the vast majority of the oil has now been contained. And so, I think we're turning a corner here."

Once BP stopped the oil from being released into the Gulf with their last containment cap, many were surprised at how quickly the Gulf healed itself through evaporation and microbes eating the oil, and evidently, even the dispersant used by BP to break up the oil.

Some inspecting other areas of the Gulf region for damage have suggested it would be better, for the most part, to allow the other areas to heal themselves as well, rather than have the government assign projects to BP which may not do near as good as nature itself.

BP (NYSE:BP) Disperant Not Toxic Says Environmental Protection Agency

Although environmentalists have dishonestly said Corexit, the dispersant used to battle the oil in the Gulf of Mexico spill, the Environmental Protection Agency found in tests it is no more toxic than the oil itself in the ocean.

The EPA also tested eight other dispersants, and came to the same conclusion.

Paul Anastas, EPA assistant administrator for research and development, said the oil remains "enemy No. 1, not the dispersant used to combat it.

"I have not seen any evidence, any data, that has shown wildlife sickened or killed because of dispersants," Anastas said Monday.

Democrat Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, you know, the same one that called the unproven theory that BP was behind the release of the Lockerbie bomber, and calling it "blood money," even though the British government and politicians have all said there is absolutely no connection.

Now Markey, trying to remain in the public eye by mentioning outrageous claims that the EPA ignored a federal directive to use dispersants only occasionally it dire circumstances. The EPA and BP have both claimed the use of the dispersants did decrease afterwards.

Markey is evidently a radical conspiracy theorist, who sees bogeymen behind every situation there is out there. The Democrats need to rein this guy in, or the Congress in general needs to have him step down from chairing the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee, which is giving him the platform to spew his bile.

So what is it? Did the Environmental Protection Agency and BP collude together against the Federal Directive or not? Is the EPA lying about it? That's what Markey contends.

Now I'm waiting for him to release the new information on the aliens in Area 51. Come on Ed, let's hear about it!

The EPA did say that ultimately the decision lied with government representative Thad Allen. So if the government put Allen and charge and he gave the okay for dispersants in certain circumstances, what is Markey talking about?

It seems what Markey and others are really angry about is the disperants worked, and made it easier for the microbes to eat the oil after it was broken down.

Now there is little oil to be found in the Gulf and Markey and those of his ilk don't have a big oil presence as a platform to show their faux outrage over the poisoned Gulf, which didn't come about.

It also seems Markey and others are outrage the Gulf of Mexico is great a healing itself. This wasn't supposed to interrupt the wanted narrative which never occurred.

The bottom line is the EPA found Corexit was helpful and worked well to do the job it was intended to do. That's too much for environmentalists and their political allies to accept.

Government Scientists Estimate BP (NYSE:BP) Spill at 4.1 Million Barrels

If they were honest they would admit they really have no idea how much oil spewed into the ocean, but government scientist have guessed the amount to be at 4.1 million barrels that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.

How did the "scientists" come to the amount? They used the pressure readings of the current containment cap on the oil well, and the other on the extremely unreliable modeling; in this case of the oil reservoir.

The immediate problem is the readings related to the pressure readings is the damage to the oil well had kept the oil from spilling into the Gulf unhindered, and once removed to prepare for the final cap, it was proven a lot more oil gushed into the ocean when that happened.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu's statement about the matter didn't make sense. He said, “The revised estimates are part of this administration’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that we have the most accurate information possible.”

The reason it makes no sense is the methodology is extremely flawed. But more importantly, the ability of the Gulf to repair itself, including the 40 percent of the oil gone through evaporation, and the microbes munching on the oil, make the amount of oil (other than loss for use by people), largely irrelevant.

What matters is how much oil is damaging the area, not how much oil left the well; even if the amount could really be accurately measured.

Some are already in hysterics about it being close to 16 times the oil leaked into the ocean by the Exxon Valdez, but that's like comparing apples to oranges.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill did about 100 times (literally) the damage to wildlife the Macondo oil spill has done, if that. And the amount of oil on the coasts and marshlands are far less than feared or guessed at.

This type of guesswork is used because the government would look bad if they couldn't come up with some type of number. After all, how can they administer fines if a number isn't grabbed out of thin air and applied to the situation?

All of this underscores the need to change this dubious law which has an energy company pay a fine based on the amount of barrels of oil released into the ocean, rather than the amount of damage.

After the incredible amount of coverage of the "environmental disaster," a growing number of scientists have concluded it's doubtful it can even be described in that manner, as the harm to the animals and environment are minimal.

Of course the loss of human life is the real tragedy, along with the inability of people in the Gulf region to work at the busiest time of the year for them.

Media outlets don't know how to cover this any longer, now that it has been discovered to be a non-event, and even the last-ditch effort of saying we can't be sure of how bad it is is unconvincing and dishonest, as it's very clear that it doesn't even come close to the made up and imagined disaster most of them wanted it to be.

Finally, BP did end up capturing an estimated 800,000 barrels of oil once they put things in place, allegedly making the amount of oil escaping the well about 4.9 million barrels.

Was BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Spill an Environmental Disaster?

The hype of the media over the unproven assertion the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill was an environmental disaster brings into question their integrity, research and sources, as now that the oil spill has been contained, the amount of oil in the Gulf has been found to be minimal, and the alleged damage to the coastlines and animals far less than originally reported and thought.

Many scientists and university professors are now calling into question whether the idea that this is really an environmental disaster is true. Facts are beginning to reveal that it isn't even close to that.

Two examples of that as far as wildlife goes, is the total death could of three dolphins. That's not a misprint or guess, that's the total count wildlife rescue teams found. And when compared with the damage from the Exxon Valdez in Alaska, the number of birds perishing have been less than one percent of that disaster.

While there has been some damage to coastlines, again, it is far less than it was thought to be, undermining the environmental disaster narrative that was assumed but never proven. Now we know it's not true at all, when measured by the degree of hype.

Incredibly, only 350 acres of wetlands in Louisiana have been found to contain oil by teams patrolling the area.

How could it be missed by such a large range, and why was the natural ability of the Gulf of Mexico to heal itself mocked so much when it was suggested by Rush Limbaugh, other than the obvious dislike by many of the conservative commentator?

Part of it was the ignorance of the media and general population over the unique factors which make the Gulf able to digest so much of the damage. That primarily includes the relationship between warm water and the oil-digesting microbes, which thrive and multiply exponentially in times like this, with oil being a major food source for them.

Oil naturally seeps into the Gulf waters all the time, and it's not an insignificant amount. Microbes have been feeding on the oil indefinitely, and it was simply a matter of adapting to the circumstances to handle the larger amount.

Some raged that the microbes could never keep up with the unknown but significant amount of oil spilling into the Gulf. They were obviously wrong.

Evaporation was the other major element, which is estimated to remove up to 40 percent of the oil released into the Gulf.

Skimming boats were, for the most part, an irrelevant factor, accounting under the highest end of estimates, for only 2 percent of the removal of oil, but probably much less.

Dispersants probably helped in the sense of breaking down the oil to make it easier and quicker for the microbes to eat. Evidence the microbes have been eating the dispersants as well bodes well for its future use, in spite of the hysteria from clueless environmentalists that it would would cause more damage than help.

The bottom line is the media hyped this story far beyond what it really was in regard to environmental damage to attract eyeballs. There's no doubt about that as the facts emerge. Either that or they're completely inept. Which title do they want to assume?

All of this focus on BP seems to be the government attempting to hide the fact that for decades, under all administration, state and federal, the region has pursued oil and gas as a major source of job creation and revenue.

Now they're attempting to demonize BP in order to call attention away from the fact they're the ones that have been behind it since drilling for oil began.

I don't begrudge them that, what I do begrudge is they're blatant attempt to distance themselves from something that has been government policy, on the state and federal level, for decades.

It'll be very interesting to see how the Obama administration decides how to use this going forward. If they measure it by the amount of oil that supposedly entered into the Gulf waters, it'll show they're using it to their own benefit, as that is meaningless in regard to damage caused from oil spill.

If they do the right thing, which is doubtful, they'll measure the actual damage and go on from there. There is no way to even guess as to how much oil left the oil well because the Gulf of Mexico is healing itself at an extremely rapid pace.

That should be included in assessing fines and costs related to damages.

We'll see the environmentalists scream loud over the next couple of weeks in order to drown out the facts, as they want to tap into the billions they're asking for from BP to, in reality, pay for the very real damages not associated with the oil spill that has been wrecking the coastlines for many years.

Obama Administration and BP's (NYSE:BP) Oil Leaking Levels

Now that it has been proven that the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill in the Gulf isn't anywhere near the catastrophe it was thought to be, or reported to be, the Obama administration has a problem, and that is to determine the amount of oil leaking into the Gulf, which has no metrics in place to make the determination.

The other problem is the oil-eating microbes and evaporation has been far more effective in naturally handling the large amount of oil, and would have to be included in the final assessment of the effects of the spill on the region. At least it will have to be if the people making the decision have integrity.

So in a sense, the point isn't how much oil was released into the Gulf, it's how much oil caused damage in the Gulf, which can in fact be measured. The amount of oil from the well can't be determined in any way, and would just be a guess.

What is the point then in trying to figure out oil leaking levels? Nothing really. What is the Obama administration going to do, fine them for the oil traveling to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico and evaporating. Or charge them for microbes getting a large meal than in the past?

It's incredible to see the extraordinary media hype was based on raw emotion and little facts.

Scientists and professors all around the U.S. have come out of the woodwork saying it may not even be able to be labeled an environmental disaster.

This is why environmental groups are scrambling to keep the narrative one of a disaster, as they've largely lost donations during the tough economic times and are trying to pressure BP via the media to pay billions before the story grabs hold that this was far from the disaster that has been portrayed.

BP's (NYSE:BP) Bob Dudley Says Time to Slash Cleanup Efforts

While it has been helpful to those who have lost work in the area because of the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill, there simply isn't much oil left to removed from the Gulf of Mexico, and incoming CEO Bob Dudley said it's time to cut back on the cleanup efforts, while stressing the ongoing commitment of BP to make things right.

The reality of skimming boats, as far as that part of the oil cleanup, is historically, at best, it cleans about 2 percent of the oil spilled in an ocean. Most of the time it's less than that, so even when oil was spewing into the region, that was the case. Now that it's under control with the new containment cap, evaporation and oil-consuming microbes are rapidly removing the oil from the Gulf, and make the former size of the cleanup effort no longer no longer appropriate.

Dudley did reiterate the commitment of BP to cleaning up the effects of the spill, and will continue doing that till the job is completed.

Concerning the overall effects of the oil spill, Dudley said the politically correct statement that "Anyone who thinks this wasn't a catastrophe must be far away from it," not really addressing the realities of the oil rapidly subsiding in the region.

The emotional hype generated by mainstream media outlets to attract eyeballs has left the residue of unbelief concerning any positive news out of the Gulf oil spill.

There is also the want and need to extract as much money out of BP as possible while the public anger remains fixated on them. Even slowing down the cleanup operations has caused much fear and consternation among some politicians and residents, who simply don't listen to the facts and are still overheating on their emotions.

The fact is the reported damage from the oil leak have been overblown, and most of the coastlines of the Gulf haven't been touched by oil, or at most, very little.

So the amount of work to clean the Gulf has to be cut back based on that reality, and not the idea that there is some type of unmanageable amount of hidden oil lurking in the Gulf that crews must be ready to rescue us all from.

BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Shouldn't Catch Loop Current - Thad Allen

The U.S. government front man for the oil spill, Thad Allen, said Friday the oil from BP (NYSE:BP) shouldn't end up in the loop current, which should bring a sigh of relief to residents of the East Coast of the United States.

"The chances that oil will become entrained in the loop are very, very low - and will go to zero as we control the leak at the well with the cap and ultimately kill it," Allen said.

What's more interesting, although Allen didn't address it, is there is relatively little oil to be found now that the oil well has been temporarily plugged.

That suggest, and as scientists have mentioned, that the Gulf is cleaning itself up through evaporation and oil-eating microbes, the reason it's so hard to find the oil.

In other words, there isn't that much oil to in the Gulf to enter into the loop current, even if it did.

Rush Limbaugh Right on BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Leak?

All the scoffers were out when Rush Limbaugh at the beginning of the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill noted the ability of the Gulf of Mexico to absorb a lot of the oil spill naturally.

You would have thought there was no truth to the statement at all because of the obvious fact that most people either love Limbaugh or hate him.

The emotions got in the way and his detractors used his comments to attack him, but now that things are settling down and the smoke is clearing, there is a growing number of scientists and professors saying it's quite possible the damage alleged from the oil spill isn't going to be anywhere what was originally thought because of the microbes in the Gulf which evidence shows are devouring the oil.

This is why people are asking the question of where is the oil. The answer is it isn't there. It isn't settling on the ocean floor, approximately 40 percent is evaporating, and much of the rest is being greedily eaten by these tiny microbes.

What this does is also question the integrity of the environmentalists who have jumped on the bandwagon of devastation to further their dubious agendas.

Citing a Time article saying just these things, a British columnist said this:

"So the questions must be asked: how much of the hype that was generated by this incident served political purposes? And whose interests did it serve? The hysterical anti-oil eco-lobby? The anti-Obama camp in the first instance, and then the White House itself when the President turned public anger on BP? The US media which loves a scare story, particularly when it involves a “foreign” enemy?

"And who will be the ultimate losers? Obviously, those who hold shares in BP (around half of whom are American) and all the pension funds which rely on the value of those shares. But also, perhaps, the eco-lobby itself whose judgment and credibility are called into question once again."

Others have talked about the affect of the oil-eating microbes, another other factors, and one of our writers at Commodity Surge tackled it as well.

The emerging narrative based on actual facts is the alleged environmental damage, whether in the number of birds or wildlife killed, damage to beaches and wetlands or marshes, isn't in reality that much,

Eugene Turner, an LSU coastal scientist, who isn't a friend in any way to the oil industry, sums it up well, "We don't want to deny that there's some damage, but nothing like the damage we've seen for years."

The fervor point to media hype fueled by radical green organizations who have been losing donations and money for years, who attempt to hype any potential environmental disaster to the utmost in order to generate funding for the cause.

Too bad these scientists and professors didn't have the guts to come forward far before this, as it would have calmed things down and allowed an accurate assessment of the situation.

It is understandable from the point of view of the focus of the majority of people being on the oil leak, but now that's it has been stopped, it's incredible to see how quickly things are restoring themselves naturally.

Microbes Saving BP (NYSE:BP) and Gulf?

A lot of liberal pundits laughed and mocked when it was suggested at the beginning of the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill that the microbes in the water, i.e., the Gulf itself, could take care of a large portion of the oil being spilled into the ocean.

That didn't agree with the narrative though, so it generated ridicule and faux outrage at the idea that the situation may possibly be under better control than thought.

This isn't to excuse the circumstances or diminish the damage and cost to the people of the area economically, but it does show there's lot more truth to the assertion than was being allowed in the public discourse on the matter.

Suddenly there is admission from scientists and professors that, indeed, the fact there isn't much oil being found now that the leak is contained is probably the result of the heavy concentration of oil-eating microbes in the area.

When delving into the question of where the oil is, there are several possibilities, with all probably contributing factors.

One is there is the evaporation process which will remove some of the oil from the waters. That is especially true of what Edward Bouwer, professor of environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins University, called the "more toxic components of oil."

Evaporation could account for up to 40 percent of the oil that is disappearing from the Gulf.

Although some have theorized some of the oil has settled into sediments on the floor of the Gulf, where it could cause the most damage if it was true, the reality is this isn't part of the Gulf scenario, as one report cited by Yahoo news noted that "federal scientists [have determined] the oil [is] primarily sitting in the water column and not on the sea floor."

What is thought to be the reason behind the inability to find a large amount of oil is it's simply gone. A number of researchers believe it's the microbes in the Gulf of Mexico, which are extremely prolific, that has done the oil in.

The natural release of oil into the Gulf has been happening for as long as people know. That has generated a large number of microbes which feed on the oil leaking into the ocean, and were prepared for what they consider an abundance of food.

These microbes get all hot and bothered by the hydrocarbons in oil, and use it to reproduce and grow. The result is a huge surge in the population, which continues to gorge on the oil.

Why this is especially the probable cause of the missing oil in this case is, the warm waters of the Gulf are especially conducive microbes, which grow far faster in the warm waters than they do in colder water.

Proof that this is what is happening comes from Samantha Joye, microbial geochemist at the University of Georgia, who notes the oxygen levels in portions of the Gulf which had had a lot of oil in it has went down. Since microbes need oxygen to consume oil, it is conclusive evidence they're working overtime to eat the excess oil.

The dispersant used so effectively in the Gulf is also considered part of the reason for the quickly disappearing oil as it relates to the microbes. Breaking up the oil makes it easier for microbes to quickly eat the oil, which is what the dispersant does, and the microbes seem to like to take a bite out of the dispersant too.

All that show of having thousands of boats out there to appease the media and those that want to "feel" something is being done, was largely a waste of time, counting for at most, about 2 percent of the oil being cleaned up. And that's on the top end of the estimate. It's probably much lower than that.

While it's obviously too early to know the extent of the damage from the oil, it is important to note it could be far less than originally anticipated, and that would be good news for everyone involved, including BP and other oil companies in the region.

For liberals, they need to learn to get their facts and stories straight before mocking and laughing at those who actually have connections to the industry and understand the power of nature to mend herself. We're seeing it happen before our eyes. I guess she's not politically correct.