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Science & Technology
Mysterious Asphalt Structures Found Underseas
2010-04-26
From Ancient Volanic Oil Spills

Excerpt: Moreover, the dome was teeming with undersea life. "It was essentially an oasis," he said, "almost like an artificial reef."
Take THAT, Algore, etal....
Posted by:Uncle Phester

#4  Large oil deposits teeming with life = no drilling off CA shores
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2010-04-26 13:50  

#3  No so surprisingly lacking from the article:

Assertion of the need for study of the origin of the domes getting all of the attention
(i.e., the reservoirs' scope & volume)
Posted by: logi_cal   2010-04-26 07:32  

#2  The researchers are not sure exactly why sea life has taken up residence around the asphalt domes ....

Because it is there and it could.
Posted by: gorb   2010-04-26 03:04  

#1  The researchers are not sure exactly why sea life has taken up residence around the asphalt domes ....

Nothing greens the grass up like a bit of seepage from a low-volume production line. Anyone who's observed that effect out on the back 40 could probably given the scientists a hand in understanding what's going on here.
Posted by: AzCat   2010-04-26 01:30  

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