Below are a list of sites that I've found about the spill. There are millions of sites that talk about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that started April 20th. These are ones that I've found especially interesting. The Deepwater Horizon rig, operated by British Petroleum, exploded April 20th, and I in no way mean to forget the tragedy of the workers that died in the explosion. That in itself is devastating. The disaster that has followed that tragedy cannot be ignored.
Every day unimaginable amounts of oil are leaking into the ocean. The spill is so big you can see it from space. And just looking at video footage and photographs and listening to people who are there talk about it, you can tell that something is horribly wrong. And I want to know more. I want to see more pictures. I want to understand better what's going on. It alarms me how hard I have to work to actually find information that says specifics about what is the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico. Perhaps, no one knows. But, perhaps, no ones talking. I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but the silence scares me most.
If you're feeling helpless, as I did, please take some time to explore your options. Write a letter to your senator. Donate money. Volunteer to help. At the very least, spread the word. Oh, and I don't know how effective it will be, but I'm not going to any BP gas stations. In fact, I'm buying as little gas as possible.
Check out photos and statistics of the massive destruction taking place on the wildlife and ecosystem in the gulf coast.
And, if you're like me, you might just need some comic relief, just to make it not hurt so much.
- http://www.didbpfixthatleakyet.com/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&feature=player_embedded
- https://twitter.com/BPGlobalPR
1 comment:
Thanks for linking to the Cherie Priest piece we published on ways people can take action to help! The situation is overwhelming, but there are small steps we can make.
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