{"id":2521,"date":"2011-01-08T20:43:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T04:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2015-10-02T15:21:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T05:21:09","slug":"whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s with All this OIL Getting Away?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The past nine months have seen an <strong>awful lot of oil getting away<\/strong>. And for the most part, we are still reeling and trying to figure out what happened with all these oil leaks, especially the BP oil spill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=CWDBU34QJU4J7I2L\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-5-bp-oil-leak-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=300%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=300%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10451 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diver grapples with muck during the BP oil spill\" width=\"300\" height=\"379\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-5-bp-oil-leak-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=300%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?fit=300%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10451 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?resize=300%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diver grapples with muck during the BP oil spill\" width=\"300\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-5-BP-oil-leak-1.jpg?resize=250%2C315&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Diver grapples with muck during the BP oil spill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course there was the <strong>horrific BP oil spill<\/strong> which started at Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig on 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2010, and was not stopped until 15<sup>th<\/sup> July. All of BP\u2019s systems could not get this oil spill under control any quicker. And so almost five MILLION barrels of oil flowed into the sea, devastating massive swathes of the environment. One graphic depicted the size of the devastated area as equivalent to <strong>Vancouver to Kelowna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10450\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=CWDBU34QJU4J7I2L\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-4-an-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wildlife is the first to suffer when an oil spill happens&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10450 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg\" alt=\"BP oil spill\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-4-an-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wildlife is the first to suffer when an oil spill happens&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10450 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?resize=300%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BP oil spill\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP-4-An-oil-soaked-bird-strugg-0051.jpg?resize=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Wildlife is the first to suffer when an oil spill happens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More recently, on 6<sup>th<\/sup> January 2011, <strong>a massive explosion on the Horizon oil sands in Northern Alberta<\/strong> injured four employees, and engulfed a 146 metre (480 foot) tall structure in flames. A Fort McKay resident complained: \u201cI&#8217;m looking at a huge wall of black smoke that\u2019s filling the sky. <strong>We don\u2019t know what is being released right now into the air<\/strong>.\u201d I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s whatever foul pollutant is released when we burn oil \u2013 something like what comes out of cars, only more of it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10447\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=CWDBU34QJU4J7I2L\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-january-2011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alberta oilsands explosion 6 January 2011&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10447 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta oilsands explosion 6 January 2011 -BP oil spill\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-january-2011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alberta oilsands explosion 6 January 2011&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10447 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?resize=280%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alberta oilsands explosion 6 January 2011 -BP oil spill\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-alberta-oilsands-explosion-6-January-2011.jpg?resize=250%2C160&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Alberta oilsands explosion 6 January 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And now we learn that <strong>Chevron\u2019s North Burnaby refinery<\/strong> has been quietly leaching almost<strong> 11,000 litres of oily material into the ground<\/strong> since last spring. Their company spokesman insists that most of that has been recovered. (Of course, he wouldn\u2019t have any motivation to exaggerate that claim, would he!) And the company is not even certain where the effluent is coming from. Which does not bode well for them being able to stop it from continuing to leach! Of course, Chevron has systems in place to prevent this kind of environmental contamination. <strong>And just as with BP, the systems failed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Residents are incensed. One says: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how much Chevron says is there. It\u2019s too much because it\u2019s beyond the contaminated sites regulation. They are trying to downplay it, but it\u2019s over the provincial limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I can understand her distress. We very nearly bought a house close to the refinery, and now I am very relieved we didn\u2019t. However, it is interesting to me that people get so upset about oil leaking into the ground, and gobs of oily material showing up on empty beaches \u2013 but at the same time <strong>blithely pollute the very air we breathe<\/strong> by driving around in pollution-spewing cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You\u2019d think people would care more about the <strong>air that they have to breathe<\/strong> than a <strong>beach they cannot even see<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And you\u2019d think that if the Province was going to regulate the amount of contamination oil refineries can generate, <strong>it would also regulate the amount of pollution cars can spew out<\/strong>. I can see it now on Global Morning News:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIf you\u2019re about to get in your car and leave for work \u2013 don\u2019t! <strong>The BC government has noted that air pollution exceeds regulated limits. All driving is suspended until further notice.<\/strong> Residents are invited to help themselves to the <strong>public service bicycles<\/strong> that will be provided in all neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that won\u2019t happen until people are actually <strong>keeling over and asphyxiating on the street<\/strong>. <em>Sigh.<\/em> Although come to think of it, there are already many cities which issue advisories to vulnerable citizens to stay home on days when the air quality is excessively poor. Rather than order the people who are causing the problem (motorists) to stay home, they punish the victims! So I guess it is more likely that when things get that bad, Global will simply caution residents to wear gas masks to get to their cars \u2013 and keep those windows rolled up tight!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10448\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=CWDBU34QJU4J7I2L\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-gas-mask-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill \" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Now WHERE did I leave my car keys?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10448 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg\" alt=\"BP oil spill - gas mask\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-gas-mask-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill \" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Now WHERE did I leave my car keys?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10448 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BP oil spill - gas mask\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask-2.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Now WHERE did I leave my car keys?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I suspect our happy indifference to air pollution stems from the fact that <strong>the pollution in our air is invisible<\/strong>. Right now I can look out my window and see a beautiful blue sky, with bright sunshine dappling the green grass and evergreens. You\u2019d swear we were still in the Garden of Eden, and that humans had never done a thing to pollute the planet or destroy the environment. Unfortunately, that is <strong>really<\/strong> not the case. If I listen carefully I can hear the <strong>omnipresent growl of cars, relentlessly destroying this wonderful planet we have been given<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=CWDBU34QJU4J7I2L\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-gas-mask\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shades of our cycling future to come?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10449 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg\" alt=\"BP oil spill endangers the planet\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/whats-with-all-this-oil-getting-away\/bp-gas-mask\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP oil spill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP oil spill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shades of our cycling future to come?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10449 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BP oil spill endangers the planet\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bp-gas-mask.jpg?resize=250%2C167&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Shades of our cycling future to come?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">IMO it is the ultimate paradox of humanity that our amazing intelligence, which set us apart from the other animals and allowed us to completely dominate the earth, <strong>now threatens to destroy the earth as a habitat for all species \u2013 including ourselves<\/strong>. Most people look out on a beautiful day like today and cannot even imagine that we could really destroy it all; but I fear we are doing precisely that, just as relentlessly as the oil bubbled out of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in the apparently unstoppable BP oil spill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past nine months have seen an awful lot of oil get away, most notably the BP oil spill. And for the most part, we are still reeling and trying to figure out what happened. 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