| Published: May 28, 2010 – 9:56 am For over a month now, a
broken oil well has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The
last few days, Iâ€™ve appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News
regarding the oil and gas gushing from the Gulf of Mexicoâ€™s
seafloor. Watching and listening to spokesmen and reporters up
close gives one a deep sense of how serious this whole business
is. From the chairs in these various studios, itâ€™s quite a
ride. When we drill into a deposit of oil, it often comes
gushing out because the hollow spaces underground hold natural
gas along with liquid oil. The gas acts like the propellant in a
can of hairspray or paint. It was produced by ancient bacteria,
and its pressure is still there. When we poke a hole in the
underground cavity, sometimes we get a gusher; sometimes we get
what petroleum workers often call, a â€śblowout.â€ť The
Deepwater Horizon rig was destroyed by a catastrophic blowout of
natural gas and oil. It caught a spark, probably from one of the
dozens, or hundreds, of electric