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Sound to good to be true? All of the oil is miraculously gone? Maybe that is because the Energy Biosciences Institute is primarily funded by BP.

BP estimates they captured 800,000 out of 4.9 million barrels spilled. That leaves about 4 million barrels for the microbes to eat. Do we really think bacteria have eaten 4.1 million barrels of oil? Since no one but BP is allowed to run submersible cameras underwater, how will we know whether or not it is just settling onto the bottom or being carried around the Gulf or out to sea?

I have heard from friends of mine in the gulf that: the waters reek of oil and dispersants, tar balls, sheen and oil under the sand are everywhere, it is not safe to fish or swim in spite of assurances to the contrary, and fishermen are refusing to fish because the shrimp, crabs and fish are also ingesting oil making them unsafe to eat. Although government inspectors who 'sniff' the seafood are declaring it safe.

So hey, no worries, it's all over..move along, nothing to see here folks... enjoy your cheap gas and drill baby drill!

Surface oil is eaten by bacteria far faster than underwater oil or oil that reaches the shore, both of which are slow to degrade. It's entirely possible that all the surface oil has been eaten already.