Goal For The Green

The massive Gulf oil spill disaster, has triggered strong reactions from people around the nation, and world.

Most people are saddened  by the situation. The pollution, oil-slicked wildlife, and how it is devastating the livelihood for people in the area, is the main concern.  It still remains  the all consuming, top story in the news.  We are NOW in day 85 , and we really do want to believe, that this new cap will do the job, of finally, plugging the leak.  There has, as you know, been much said, and not much good news or luck , if you will, since the onset, of this horrific mess.

After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has begun testing today (Tuesday), to see if it will hold and stop, fresh oil from polluting the waters for the first time in nearly three months. Read the rest of this entry »

The massive Gulf oil spill disaster, has triggered strong reactions from people around the nation.

Most people, are saddened by the situation. The pollution, oil-slicked wildlife, and how it is devastating the livelihood for people in the area, is the main concern. It is the all consuming, top story in the news.  Yet, nothing seems to be happening in a timely fashion, to end the gushing oil, now reaching Florida’s beaches.

So much of the oil, is going to waste, Read the rest of this entry »

We are NOW in day number 41, of the worst oil spill in U.S.History.

I live in Washington State.  We are currently supplying shrimp, for a lot of the restaurants down in the Gulf Coast region, at this time.   While, it is good for us, economically speaking, the beaches, tourism and wildlife, AND entire way of life, for generations to come, are being effected, in the entire Gulf Coast region.

This, whole episode makes me want to cry. The eco-systems, in the Gulf of Mexico, are special and fragile, in themselves.  It’s a sin, that they (BP), are just acting like there is a million tomorrows, to get this mess fixed, and cleaned up!  Never-mind, the fact that, 11 people died!

Congressman Charlie Melancon (D), teared up, during a recent congressional hearing, regarding the impact of the gulf oil spill on Louisiana’s wetlands. Here is a clip of that meeting.

As of yesterday, May 29,2010, yet another serious setback occurred, in the effort to stem the flow of oil gushing, from a well, Read the rest of this entry »