Oil Impact Environment: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126484584

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused devastating effects on the environment all over the coast. The marshes have trapped spilled oil, and it harms the creatures that live in these areas. The oil spill has harmed the environment as well as the economy for fisheries all along the coast. The people here are still recovering over Hurricane Katrina, and this oil spill has weakened their chances for recovery greatly.

One viewpoint could be for BP that they are trying to clean up this disaster, and that there is too much to clean up in the time that they had before it reached the coast. The article was heavily biased towards the side of the fishers who had been harmed by the effects of the oil spill.

The other viewpoint is that BP caused too big of a mess to clean up, they should have known this was going to happen, and they should take much more responsibility than what they are taking currently.

I feel that this whole incident has gotten way out of hand, and should have been stopped and controlled long before it reached the coastline and marshes. I think that it is horrible that BP is getting away with this huge devastation to the environment. They have caused such a big mess that I don't think this will be cleaned up for the next several years, maybe even decades. If this is another Exxon Valdez oil spill, then this won't be cleaned up entirely for several years to come. The environment cannot take any more of this environmental impact, especially after Hurricane Katrina harmed the area so much. I hope that the people and Obama will take more initiatives to help fix this huge mess, but most of all I hope BP sticks to its word and cleans up the oil spill.

Works Cited:

Bronis, Jason. "Oil Impact Environment : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. NPR, 28 May 2010. Web. 28 May 2010. .