International Panel on Tectonic Implosion

August 5, 2008
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The International Panel on Tectonic Implosion Releases New Study

A new study done by the newly created International Panel on Tectonic Implosion (IPTI) reports that there could be a correlation between oil pumped out of the earth and increased seismic activity.

It's called 'Tectonic Implosion' and it could be responsible for the recent earthquakes in California and China and even the recent Tsunamis around the world.

"You can't keep pumping billions of barrels of oil from underneath the ocean floor and not expect it to have an effect on the globe!" says Elmer Beauregard one of the many scientists on the panel.

"Nature hates a void, and it always tries to fill a vacuum, and man is creating all kinds of voids underneath the earth's crust, so don't be surprised when things start shifting around."

offshore drilling has more of an impact than inland ones because of all the weight of the ocean.

"Think of the earth as an uncooked egg, and the shell represents the earth's crust. If you start sucking out the yoke, this will weaken the egg's shell" Elmer says.

The new study also says the offshore drilling is worse than drilling on land because of the increased weight of the ocean on the ocean floor.

The whole thing started about 10 years ago when Elmer started comparing increased oil production with the increasing number of earthquakes.

"It's pretty hard to refute when you look at this chart!" says Elmer. " I think this could eventually be a bigger concern than climate change, the earth collapsing in on itself is a much more traumatic thing than the temperature increasing a degree or two."