Nothing can change the fact of oil floating on water. News reports that layers of oil attributed to the BP spill have been found submerged in the gulf are either out right misrepresentations or faulty analysis. I can believe an "environmental" group would lie to advance their agenda. I can also believe purposeful misrepresentation to gain prestige. I cannot accept a knowledgeable person suspending the laws of physics to make such a claim.
It's an undisputable fact that oil molecules are lighter than water molecules. There are possibilities for oil to be found submerged in the sea. Emulsification with a substance heavier than water is an explanation. However, it would not be from the BP spill. Hence, it is a natural occurrence.
The layer being reported as several inches thick is another clue to the misrepresentation. Why no specificity to the layer thickness? Was the sampling device not able to measure the layer thickness? Were several samples taken with varying results? The report doesn't provide any detail to address these questions. It breathlessly proclaims unresolved problems from the BP spill.
Heat and pressure in the cauldron at the earth's mantle is capable of producing marvelous things, like diamonds instead of coal. Presuming the report is not outright fabrication, we need to know what non-oil substances were found in the layer with the oil. Of course reporting that information would probably show the BP spill was not the reason for the layer.
A reporter may not know the simplest laws of physics. A good reporter would know their limitations and seek expert advice from another source. Sadly, too many reporters today are merely cheerleaders. When a cheerleading reporter initially receives information fitting their preconceived ideas or biases, they do no fact checking.
It is up to us to fact check.
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