Comments on: Oil Spill Touches U.S. Coast

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:27:55 +0000

It is hard to deal with the fact that the people doing the most to clean up the spill are the ones in the most danger of becoming sick.

A massive Thank You goes out to anyone and everyone who has done their part in improving this dire situation.

By: Lane Ober

Lane Ober — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:38:24 +0000

These days has 162 situations of sickness reported while in the Lousisiana, 128 are those people workers, The oldest worker is 64 many years old in there. I feel sorry for these workers. I in reality hate those oil organization.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:40:44 +0000

You are both correct – that is why extra measures are being done to make sure further drilling operations are fully equipped with functioning technology, such as the blowout preventer that failed to activate fully on the Deepwater Horizon rig, that can stop these disasters before they begin.

Obama could not have picked a worse time to announce his push for more offshore oil drilling, but his response has been adequate (halting any new drilling locations in the Gulf, increasing safety precautions, investigating the cause of original explosion). We must applaud him for making these decisions without losing faith in the chance at finding energy independence for the U.S.

By: Ann Marie

Ann Marie — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:14:49 +0000

I agree Danielle. While in Alaska, we viewed many films on the Exxon oil spill and the
devastation it caused. We were told there was still oil on some of the coastline all these
years later. It is truly heartbreaking. It is obvious BP should have been more prepared
for such a catastrophe, and that is where your comments on the profits come in. Spend
more on prevention and an immediate, effective response for these kinds of events!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:40:39 +0000

I am sure right now my love for the ocean and nature is probably obvious. But I want to say one more thing. I continually hear about drilling this, and drilling that. It is obvious to me that Exxon wasn’t enough to show how dangerous drilling is. I know that oil is necessary, but when I think about the loss of life, the loss the ocean is suffering and the lives that are affected because they will be put out of business because of the lack of fishing abilities. Was it worth it? How many more people and animals need to suffer before people realize that the earth and the ocean are not an exact science and maybe before being blinded by the amount of money will be brought in, maybe others well-being should be considered. (Sorry if this is a little harsh:))