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No evidence BP Gulf Oil spill killed fish
CNSNews – October 20, 2010
No Evidence Gulf Oil Spill Killed Fish, Says NOAA
By Fred Lucas
Windmills slaughter more birds than BP Gulf oil spill
The Washington Times – August 17, 2010
EDITORIAL: The Gulf’s bird toll
Windmills slaughter more than oil spill
While several million gallons of crude oil have poured into the Gulf of Mexico since April, nature has been far more resilient than environmental doomsayers would like. The left is counting on images of oiled pelicans and lingering devastation to build urgency for unpopular policies like “cap-and-trade.” Nature is refusing to cooperate, and the so-called environmentalists are proving to be the true hazard.
Oil-chomping microbes vs. granola-crunching environmentalists
July 28, 2010
Mighty oil-eating microbes help clean up the Gulf
By John Carey
… Perhaps the most important cause of the oil’s disappearance, some researchers suspect, is that the oil has been devoured by microbes. The lesson from past spills is that the lion’s share of the cleanup work is done by nature in the form of oil-eating bacteria and fungi. The microbes break down the hydrocarbons in oil to use as fuel to grow and reproduce. A bit of oil in the water is like a feeding frenzy, causing microbial populations to grow exponentially.
Eco-fanatics mocked by God in the Gulf of Mexico
Environmentalism is a sub-adolescent ideology at war with science. It is also a gross expression of idolatry.
But God Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, is not mocked, and He has made a fool of extremists who have been in a panic over the recent Gulf oil spill. How so? The story is below… By focusing people’s attention on how the world He created works, and how the nature of the creation, buttressed by technology developed by innovative men created in the image of God, is resolving the oil spill much more quickly than many people expected.
BP’s ho-hum oil leak
Read the complete article here.
American Thinker – July 5, 2010
Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
By James Simpson
Republi-crats bear huge blame for BP Gulf oil spill fiasco
Obama’s incompetence contributes to failure of effective solutions. Through prayer and education, Christians have to encourage Americans not to be foolish and buy into the notion that more failed government is the solution to better management of the energy sector, environmental health or any other part of the economy.
The appropriate posture for the civil magistrate
CitizenLink – 6-24-10
Gulf State Governors Call for a Day of Prayer on Sunday
By Catherine Snow
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley started a much-needed trend today when he called for a Day of Prayer on Sunday, in response to the BP oil disaster. “Throughout our history, Alabamians have humbly turned to God to ask for His blessings and to hold us steady during times of struggle,” Riley said. “This is certainly one of those times.” The governors of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi immediately followed suit.
Gulf oil spill – What should we do next?
Click here to read the complete CFACT article, “Lessons from the Gulf blowout.”
What should we do next? Recognize that life and modern civilization involve risks. Humans make mistakes. Equipment fails. Nature often presents us with extreme, unprecedented, unexpected power and fury. Learn the right lessons from this tragic, catastrophic, probably preventable accident.