This may doomsday talk, yes. Then again, hmmm. I am in the oil and gas business, and from day one, this thing really worried me.

About three weeks ago, I found an interview with Matt Simmons on MSNBC. Matt Simmons is a recognized global expert on oil and gas. A top-flight consultant and author. In that interview, Simmons said that the leak they were showing pictures of and the claims of 1000 barrels per day or whatever it was... was NOTHING. That there was a fissure in the sea floor five miles away that was flowing something like 60,000 barrels per day. He said the entire story we are seeing on t.v. is a smokescreen for the horrendous disaster that is really happening.

About a week ago, he was interviewed again. he stated that it is FAR worse than even he reported. He said that the pressure from that well had to be 40,000 psi to 50,000 psi. That is was the largest blowout in the history of the world. That, likely, NOTHING could have prevented this from happening. That is that big of a well. Totally unforeseen pressures and flow rates.

In the past few days, I have seen, in the mainstream media, more talk that is mirroring what he has been saying for the past few weeks!

I'll put it this way... I can see how this could be just as bad as what is written on this page. I hope not, but... it could happen. Could mankind screw up this bad. You bet. If that oil flow is not stemmed, the marine life in the gulf in the ocean depths could die. Which would start a chain reaction that could be catastrophic for the gulf region.

Now, this talk of the sea floor cratering and tsunamis and what not, I dunno, but forgetting all of that, just think how bad it will be if the oil just kills off the marine life.

It's just tragic.