ECO DISASTER STRIKES AGAIN
NPR May 1, 2010
A massive oil slick is fouling the Gulf's fragile coastal ecosystem and taking aim at the industries that rely on it. Strong winds and rough seas have prevented skimming and burning operations designed to reduce the slick. Meanwhile, more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil a day are spewing unchecked from a deepwater well where an offshore platform exploded and sank. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was among the Obama administration officials who traveled to Louisiana on Friday to assure residents the government was doing all it could. "The response is strong. It's coordinated, and it's designed to minimize the harm to our coastal lands and that, to the extent there is harm, there is swift and effective cleanup," she said. But there's growing frustration over BP's inability to stop the flow and keep the oil slick away from land. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said containment booms designed to be a protective barrier have not been effective. In Alabama, residents are waiting for the damage to begin.
Everyone agrees that we need more energy to feed our technology. But off-shore drilling has its hazards of unwanted spills and the eco-woes that follow. I hope that everyone also agrees that safer drilling in the high seas must be developed. Progress and adventurism are often confused. For real progress one shouldn't sacrifice safety. This principle is equally applicable to our personal lives. Let me assure you that Self-building is building a safer person; integrity insures a safer journey to one's goals. With such an approach you will not only play safe in your personal enterprise but also in your commercial enterprise. Perhaps, then, the oil slicks of today can become a thing of the past.
A massive oil slick is fouling the Gulf's fragile coastal ecosystem and taking aim at the industries that rely on it. Strong winds and rough seas have prevented skimming and burning operations designed to reduce the slick. Meanwhile, more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil a day are spewing unchecked from a deepwater well where an offshore platform exploded and sank. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was among the Obama administration officials who traveled to Louisiana on Friday to assure residents the government was doing all it could. "The response is strong. It's coordinated, and it's designed to minimize the harm to our coastal lands and that, to the extent there is harm, there is swift and effective cleanup," she said. But there's growing frustration over BP's inability to stop the flow and keep the oil slick away from land. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said containment booms designed to be a protective barrier have not been effective. In Alabama, residents are waiting for the damage to begin.
Everyone agrees that we need more energy to feed our technology. But off-shore drilling has its hazards of unwanted spills and the eco-woes that follow. I hope that everyone also agrees that safer drilling in the high seas must be developed. Progress and adventurism are often confused. For real progress one shouldn't sacrifice safety. This principle is equally applicable to our personal lives. Let me assure you that Self-building is building a safer person; integrity insures a safer journey to one's goals. With such an approach you will not only play safe in your personal enterprise but also in your commercial enterprise. Perhaps, then, the oil slicks of today can become a thing of the past.
Posted by Farooq Husayn at 5/1/2010 2:49 PM 
Categories: OIL SPILLS
Tags: oil self building gulf spills
Categories: OIL SPILLS
Tags: oil self building gulf spills
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