Blinded by "Settled" Science
Headline in today's local paper " BP's rosy spill plan vs. the grim reality " reflects a feeling that I have had for a number of years. It talks about how BP said they could suck up most of the 20 million barrels of oil, but the oil is now covering over 3,300 square miles. About how the blowout would have "no adverse impact" on marine animals, but it obviously has. And about how the blowout site was too far offshore to necessitate shore cleanup concerns, but the reality is that the currents are spreading the oil to the shores to the north and east as well as potentially to the eastern coast of the US. Please note that this is not a BP bashing post. There is enough of that from other bloggers and from the White House. This is a post about 'settled science'. Don't get me wrong. I love science. I am constantly amazed at the new products and services we get every day because of advances in science. But the untold secret is the fact that for every adv...