There is a fascinating battle taking place in California right now between a mongoose named Sable Offshore Corp., an offshore drilling company, and a snake called the California Coast Commission.
I found out about the oil seeps in 2012, when I moved to Santa Barbara. They are well known among locals, so I find it odd that they opposed restarting drilling this area. The fact that drilling alleviates the seepage is also widely known in the area. Walking on the beach, the sand is just coated with a fine layer of oil. You could occasionally see small dark patches. Even if you avoided stepping in those places, the soles of your feet would have picked up a significant layer, depending on how long you walked. When I lived off the Mesa, I noticed it more often, than when I lived nearer Goleta Beach Park. At first, I used acetone to remove it, but that was tedious and time consuming. After trial and error, I found that peanut butter works best.
I found out about the oil seeps in 2012, when I moved to Santa Barbara. They are well known among locals, so I find it odd that they opposed restarting drilling this area. The fact that drilling alleviates the seepage is also widely known in the area. Walking on the beach, the sand is just coated with a fine layer of oil. You could occasionally see small dark patches. Even if you avoided stepping in those places, the soles of your feet would have picked up a significant layer, depending on how long you walked. When I lived off the Mesa, I noticed it more often, than when I lived nearer Goleta Beach Park. At first, I used acetone to remove it, but that was tedious and time consuming. After trial and error, I found that peanut butter works best.
The oil seeps story is fascinating - thanks.
Fight the good fight - and send me a Sable hat!