brewinhard wrote:Definitely, there are many at fault here unfortunately.
Yep. And a hurricane moves onshore much faster than an oil slick and we are still hearing some folks still complain about Katrina. I think the statement that this will remain for 50 years is a bit excessive. Based on the Valdez spill I expect it will take 2-3 years to get back to normal. Still tragic, but not as toxic as some others suggest. If we were completely honest about the situtation, we would not be blaming BP or the administration, but ourselves as most of us consume oil in our day to day activities. In addition to gasoline and heating oil, many other items that we rely on in our daily lives (plastics, fertilizer for crops, etc.) are petroleum based. I would be curious how much oil our current President has consumed flying around the country and world in Air Force One and it's support planes and vehicles since assuming office.
Many in LA are also employed by BP and others in the oil industry.
In Hawaii most of our electricity is oil generated. I have reduced our home's consumption of oil by 60%+ by adding solar water and PV to my home.
Rather than blaming Bush, Obama or BP - we need to fix this and take a serious look in the mirror rather than pointing the finger the other way.
Looking at the big picture, our current $13 Trillion debt is of much more concern to me than this oil spill.
