It's Finally Over!--Or Is It?
Hello, everybody!
Well, they've finally did it! They've finally succeeded in capping the broken oil well in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. All they'll have to do now is one final pressure test on the new cap and, if it's successful, the worst enviromental disaster in American history will finally be over.
Or, will it?
From what I've been hearing, and reading, the total scope on just how much damage all this oil and dispersant has done on the environment in and around the Gulf coast is finally beginning to sink into the collective minds of people all over the world, and not just here in America. We now know for certain that a great deal of oil is, indeed, below the surface of the Gulf, and oil continues to reach about 109 miles of Gulf coastline, especially around the state of Louisiana (this lovely bit of information I've got from today's Los Angeles Times). However, since the oil has stopped flowing, beaches have started opening up again (after Summer vacation's come to an end--woundn't you know?), more fishing people have gone back to their fishing jobs, and seafood has, once again, appeared on New Orleans' menus--although I really think that diners are having some serious thoughts about ordering them. I know I would.
Another thing to consider is the potential ongoing threat that all this oil and dispersant would have to people who don't eat seafood. After all, we do know that the raw, unrefined oil and the dispersant are both toxic, and we really don't know for sure just how toxic they really are, when they're mixed together. And we really don't know what affect this combination would have on pregnant women, babies, kids, older people, and even pets. And I have a feeling we won't know that for certain for a long, long time.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next week, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, they've finally did it! They've finally succeeded in capping the broken oil well in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. All they'll have to do now is one final pressure test on the new cap and, if it's successful, the worst enviromental disaster in American history will finally be over.
Or, will it?
From what I've been hearing, and reading, the total scope on just how much damage all this oil and dispersant has done on the environment in and around the Gulf coast is finally beginning to sink into the collective minds of people all over the world, and not just here in America. We now know for certain that a great deal of oil is, indeed, below the surface of the Gulf, and oil continues to reach about 109 miles of Gulf coastline, especially around the state of Louisiana (this lovely bit of information I've got from today's Los Angeles Times). However, since the oil has stopped flowing, beaches have started opening up again (after Summer vacation's come to an end--woundn't you know?), more fishing people have gone back to their fishing jobs, and seafood has, once again, appeared on New Orleans' menus--although I really think that diners are having some serious thoughts about ordering them. I know I would.
Another thing to consider is the potential ongoing threat that all this oil and dispersant would have to people who don't eat seafood. After all, we do know that the raw, unrefined oil and the dispersant are both toxic, and we really don't know for sure just how toxic they really are, when they're mixed together. And we really don't know what affect this combination would have on pregnant women, babies, kids, older people, and even pets. And I have a feeling we won't know that for certain for a long, long time.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next week, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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