Indeed,  further on in the article (continued from my previous post),  the aforementioned “automatic even dispersal” theory is mentioned.  I am staggered by the complete lack of even the most basic scientific knowledge such a loony pronouncement demonstrates.

The ocean is big, she can take it, we heard from Hayward in the early days. While spokesman John Curry insisted that hungry microbes would consume whatever oil was in the water system, because “nature has a way of helping the situation”. But nature has not been playing along.

via Gulf oil spill – A hole in the world | Naomi Klein | Environment | The Guardian.

I’m still sitting here shaking my head in dismay.  (Is there a net-shorthand for that along the lines of LOL for laughing out loud)?  SMHID = “shaking my head in dismay/disbelief” ?