What we are witnessing is the death of one of the greatest ecosystems on earth. This is horrific. Everything and everyone in the Gulf Region and beyond will be impacted for generations to come.
A dead, oil-soaked bird floats on its back in the Gulf of Mexico, 06/04/10. (photo: Charlie Riedel/AP)
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Guess what!? Reportedly, Hawkins is being pulled off the job, due to "anti-British sentiment." It makes one wonder which his next cushy destination is to be? He walked away, beaming, this a.m., on the news. What a life-saver it is, to be vainly dumb!
no more room for the animal kingdom, because we've taken away all their land
Perhaps if we stopped pumping out so many babies, we wouldn't need so much natural resource.
But,of course fundimental religious folks will be up in arms about this..no sex ed, no condoms, etc
heads in the sand
Republicans have ruined this country. "Smaller government" right wing idiots have caused every single one of this nation's crises. From the banking industry's lack of proper government regulations to the lack of regulation here. The blame is squarely on the "smaller government; less regulation" republican party.
YOu have hit the nail square on the head. All of this is the fault of the Republicans, we need those greedy, parasites left out of office where they have to make serious decisions.
Bush's footprints are still all over America causing one catastrophe after another with Cheney's hand in it all.
The rules and regulations governing drilling were made in secret with Tricky Dick Cheney. And all those hypocritical wing nuts who want no government control of ANYTHING are now asking where the government is!!!!!!!!!! REMARKABLE!!
This Gulf crisis should provide Americans a clear narrative for why government is so critically important. Corporations are organized to maximize profits, not to achieve public goals such as environmental protection, financial trust, safety, and so on.
Since Ronald Reagan first opined that government was the problem rather than the solution, right-wing Republicans have blasted all forms of regulation. Now we see the consequences of years of regulatory neglect.
In your quest for more oil
just out of sight of the beach
in the Gulf are hundreds of wells
a scene replayed out all over the world
in your greedy quest for more oil...and more and more...
Where will it all end?
What kind of future will there be
for the young you have brought into this world?
What kind of world are you leaving us?
A horrible world. (from Marie age 17)
He says: "Maybe you or your children, or grandchildren, plan to celebrate New Year's Eve, 2100, seeing how human lifespans are expected to significantly increase far before that date.On the other hand, maybe you—or they—had better change those plans. According to Frank Fenner, emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University, you won't live to see 2100—even if you're still in excellent health. In fact, neither will anyone else will be around to ring in that New Year 90 years from now. Fenner, the man who helped wipe out smallpox, flatly states, "Homo sapiens will become extinct, perhaps within 100 years...We're past the point of no return... It's an irreversible situation." And it's all due to global warming." THAT is our "future"...
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