Blue Heron Habitat in Gulf Breeze Threatened by Gulf Oil Disaster
These inland waterways and estuaries in Gulf Breeze, Florida could become a victim to the Gulf Oil Disaster
NW Florida's inland waterways, sprinkled with estuaries and marshland, are threatened by the Gulf oil disaster. Lack of boom and skimmer boats, and a failed federal government response, leave these Great Blue Heron habitats vulnerable.
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Post a CommentJoAn and Joan - Thank you! I tend to be a bit passionate about what's happening to us here on the gulf.
A SAFETY AWARD? Our Governement isn't too swift now, is it? Plus, our Administration, didn't act in a timely manner. The Gulf beaches are becoming a mess, and this is only the beginning. BP HAS A BIG PROBLEM, as do we with the oil coming in. GOOD REPORTING, Gina..
Mr. Shapiro - there are over 6,000 active and inactive drilling platforms in the Gulf's US waters - over 800 fully manned currently. There are far more sites located in waters that the U.S. has no jurisdiction over. (Think China, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico - they all have drilling sites in the gulf.) An energy policy focused on U.S. energy consumption won't do a damn thing to protect us if a foreign platform has an accident. We just happened to have jurisdiction over the Deepwater Horizon, and we didn't do a very good job monitoring it, did we? The current administration gave them a safety award just weeks before the disaster even though there were documented complaints about the Deepwater Horizon's activities. When there is a spill, a policy will do NOTHING to protect out land and livelihoods. It's all about skimmers and boom and any other creative approaches to protecting the environment. It is obvious that you have little grasp of what is actually happening here on the gulf coast,
This is a disaster of major importance, but in my evaluation of the root cause analysis, it is more than just a lack of booms and skimmer boats . . . . it is the failure of an alternative energy policy and the short sighted approach to profit now and ecology later.
I'm thinking there will also be damage to all the boats in the canals and to boat docks and sea walls.......BP should be paying for the damage. Your columns are really infomative Gina..lots of good information. You are keeping everyone updated!