This Is What An Oil-Soaked Ocean Wave Looks Like

No wonder sea creatures are scrambling to get away from it.

Day in and day out until it is 'over' (if it ever is).

:(

I didn't see it the first time around.

The picture was such a shock, just had to share.

horrifying and heartbreakingly sad.

And that is an INCREDIBLE photo!!!

Hard to believe this is real, and the magnitude of it. It's overwhelming.

but mentally disturbing.

How alien it is.

Recommended...highly.

It makes me so very sad.

It doesn't really look like an actual ocean wave. If you can give me a link, I'd appreciate it.

hope that helps


edit: was given actual link. It came from the Guardian

static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/6/14/1276501809253/Delicate-patterns-in-the--004.jpg

http://static.businessinsider.com/

it looks dodgy to me as well.

NOTE: this does not mean the oil isn't killing the gulf.

of the AP, the guardian seems to be the main paper running it.

it probably does not look real, because it is friggin loaded with oil

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2010/jun/14/bp-oil-spill-oil-spills#zoomed-picture

"Pro tip
A high shutter speed of 1/800th of a second has been used to freeze the motion of the water. Freezing natural movement often yields a slightly surreal result"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2010/jun/14/bp-oil-spill-oil-spills


Which was kind of the information I was looking for.

PROTEST AT CAPITAL
Video Report from newscast-
http://www.katc.com/player/?video_id=3401&categories=2147,9,59,8


Updated: Jun 15, 2010 6:21 PM

In Baton Rouge Tuesday, angry protestors demanded a stop to the use of chemicals in the Gulf. "The federal government has failed us," screamed Christian Roselund of the organization "Murdered Gulf."

Roselund spoke into a red bull horn, spreading his message with signs to reenforce it. The signs read: "Dispense With the Dispersant," "The Solvent Won't Solve it," and "Why is the Criminal Still in Charge of the Crime Scene?"

The group of environmentalists, shrimpers and angry residents chanted, "make Corexit go away." They're demanding the government end BP's use of the dispersant they call toxic.

"BP is using these dispersants to hide the effects of what they've done," said Roselund. Many say the dispersants are poisoning our waterways and the people working to cleanup the mess. "They're getting poisoned, they're being poisoned," said Clifford Joseph Troxler of the Southern Louisiana Shrimp Alliance.

]They also want proper safety equipment, training and oversight for all BP oil cleanup workers, many too afraid to speak up for themselves. They say, Mr. George we're getting sick out there, they won't let us, but don't use my name, don't tell them I told you because I gotta keep my job," explained George Barisich of the United Commercial Fishermen Association.

Some protesters wore respirators and medical masks and spoke about their frustrations. "It still seems like we aren't doing very much," said Sean Cain. "It's almost like a sense of helplessness," said Roger Ivens. Ivens have started a group that monitors the cleanup and reports oiled wildlife on the waterways.

The protestors hope that by rallying at the capitol, state lawmakers will spread their message to a federal level.

http://www.katc.com/news/oil-rally-at-the-state-capitol-bashes-bp/#

Now that I know what it is, I've lost my appetite. :puke: