tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post114231848225793946..comments2023-11-03T02:18:41.733-07:00Comments on WattHead - Energy News and Commentary: Alaska's North Slope Sees Largest Oil Spill in HistoryJesse Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1164730637351421922006-11-28T08:17:00.000-08:002006-11-28T08:17:00.000-08:00I realize this happened ten months ago, but chance...I realize this happened ten months ago, but chanced across this post and was struck by the...how does one put this diplomatically? Faux-apocalyptic tenor of it?<BR/><BR/>The post is titled "Alaska's North Slope sees largest oil spill in history." And yes, 201,000 gallons is larger than the Exxon Valdez. But in terms of actual impact, you simply cannot rationally compare a two-acre spill with oil strewn over 1,300 *miles* of coastline.<BR/><BR/>Yes, oil is messy stuff, but let's try to keep some sense of perspective, eh? A balanced story would have said something like "Quick action limits large spill to two acres."<BR/><BR/>But in any case, I agree with our host that we need to start planning for ways to operate transportation when oil becomes much more expensive.SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17389164392073972671noreply@blogger.com