I’ve tried to avoid discussing the massive oil spill infesting our southern waters. My main concern is that I am so disgusted with how it is being handled, talked about, and ignored that I don’t think I can be at all reasonable in relaying the information and a coherent opinion on the subject. That said, this cannot go without mention.
The Quitter-Governor herself, Sarah Palin is known as a main proponent for the “drill, baby, drill” mentality. Of course, logic would suggest that in light of this disaster, Palin would at least tone down her tune. But no. When she finally decides to mention the single largest spill in US history (including the one in Valdez) she doesn’t condemn offshore drilling as dangerous. She doesn’t suggest that perhaps we should look for safer methods before continuing. No.
She says we shouldn’t trust foreign oil companies.
On her Twitter account today, Sarah wrote “learn from Alaska’s lesson w/foreign oil co’s: don’t naively trust- VERIFY. Livelihood affected by spill?Don’t sign away remedy rights”
Yes. Because it is all big bad foreign oil! Sarah, you damn fool. Exxon (the cause of the Valdez spill she references here) is an American multinational oil company. Exxon is a descendant of Standard Oil. British Petroleum (BP) which is responsible for the Gulf spill is a UK company, yes, but has a huge number of US subsidiaries. On top of which – this could have happened to any company. But I suppose it is easier to blame them there “for’ners” then to take responsibility for the fact that we let this happen.
BP is at least offering themselves up. They know they screwed up. They can see what we did to Exxon. BP has offered to foot the cost of the clean (as if they wouldn’t be doing it, anyway!) and will eventually end up covering a lot more than just that. BP was wrong to allow this to happen, but offshore drilling is insanely dangerous and this just proves that. We have destroyed countless wildlife and destroyed the livelihood of many Americans and, for what? We did not need to.
It’s not being ignored down here in the south. This oil spill is a catastrophic problem.
In time, southern fishermen won’t get to fish. Then southern fishermen won’t get to feed their families. And we won’t get to eat much fish that is found off the cost. Prices go up and people won’t buy fish even if they want it.
That’s the fear anyhow.
I hear about the oil spill every day in my neck of the woods. We’re really worried about the environmental impact.
A few turtles were coming up dead on the coast and wildlife investigators weren’t sure why. They don’t want to jump to conclusions without some solid proof, but we’re worried that the oil spill is the cause.
I’m still waiting to hear the official results from their tests.