In The Gulf Of Mexico, The EverGreen Burner, $700,000 Worth Of Petroleum Goes Up In Smoke Every Day But Is Seen As The “Safest Option”
Posted By thestatedtruth.com on June 19, 2010
Can burning oil be ‘environmentally friendly’?
At current crude-oil prices, that burn rate suggests that $700,000 worth of petroleum is going up in smoke every day. Admittedly, it’s not your usual “smoke.” BP is using in a smokeless atomizing burner that is supposed to be more environmentally friendly than the usual equipment. However, the EverGreen Burner still carries an environmental cost. A report from Total E&P UK, prepared for North Sea drilling operations, says high-efficiency green burners are the “safest option” for burning oil, but they nevertheless produce irritating ozone, sulfur dioxide, greenhouse gases and nitrous oxides. Fallout from the burn can drift several miles (kilometers) away, according to the environmental study. The burning is said to pose a “moderate risk” to the environment – and that’s upsetting to some activists. But in BP’s view, at least, the risk is outweighed by the benefit of keeping that much more oil out of the gulf while reinforcements make their way to the site.
More at:Â http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/18/4528626-oil-suckers-running-at-full-tilt
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