The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – What is at Stake
May 11, 2010
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More than three weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, over 200,000 gallons of petroleum a day is still spilling out into the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the blame game is fully underway. The government blames BP, BP and Transocean blame each other, and many of us are wondering why the government has been so slow to respond in the first place. All of this great political theater, of course, gives our politicians in Congress limitless opportunities for grandstanding.
What is happening is that many families are trying out how they will keep their homes and families intact, many industries and business will collapse because of this disaster, and the Gulf shoreline is beginning to see the effects of this horrible mess.
Many crews are working tirelessly to prevent the oil from reaching Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, but the evidence suggest the damage is already starting.
A photographer from the Natural Resources Defense Council has been taking many pictures of the events in the Gulf as they unfold. At their request, I have agreed to show some of the pictures.
The pictures are great for demonstrating how much effort is going into containing the spill, and what is at stake.
You can continue to follow the events on BP’s shenanigans on Triple Pundit, which has done a fine job explaining how BP’s image campaign has in the end proven to be not much more than craven greenwashing. But what is sad about this is disaster is that while c-level executives and senators point fingers at each other, too many people--and animals--who don't have a voice are suffering.
Special thanks to the NRDC for sharing these photos.
More tar balls on the Louisiana court.
A crew working at the Louisiana shore to contain the slick.
A pod of Dolphins swimming in dispersed oil near Breton Island.
Sea gulls at South Pass, LA
