Justin Boyer The BP oil
spill is a perfect example of why pure capitalism doesn't work. Corporations
can get so powerful that they escape accountability. Government regulation is
needed so that corporations can be held accountable to the people. We all live
here. My voice deserves to be heard as much as any corporation, but
unfortunately often times it is not because I do not have the money that a
corporation does. There are other things that matter more than the financial
bottom line-some things like the preservation of the environment cannot be
measured by their 'cash value'
Tim Bitner That took
me by surprise. Its really sad to see careless mistakes like that that put the
environment, wildlife, ocean growth, and even people in jeopardy. The
government definitely needs to set some regulations to prevent accidents like
that and should do everything possible to help correct and fix it as quickly as
possible.
Matt Hatch Obviously
the corporation is to blame for causing the accident, but I think the high
demand for oil especially in the United States is what drives companies like BP
to desperate measures to supply the oil. Obviously this is an incredibly costly
clean up project and highly damaging to the environment, yet it and other
spills or mistakes are looked over because of our huge oil consumption needs
Jeffrey Helsten It's
sad to see the priorities that some people have. Often times we hear more about
the CEOs of companies who decided to take short-cuts in order to save money, or
to increase short-term gains. Even with many regulations in place, not just in
the Oil industry, but in many industries, those in charge of the companies
would much rather fork out 10-100 thousand dollars in fines in order to get the
government off of their backs rather than having to spend money on staying up
to code. The corruption doesn't end there, but even those lower down in the
hierarchy are turning a blind eye to these obvious faults. It is obvious that
each one of us has our role in helping repair the damage done by these incidents,
but unfortunately in the society we live in, those with the real power to make
big changes happen now, are the ones tangled up in the mess to begin with.
Tiffany Van Blerkom
You would think that an industry as wealthy and vital as oil would have the
sense to be more careful. It is time that the government steps in and stops
these tragic spills from happening. Not only is it having horrible consequences
for the wildlife and the environment, but a spill as severe as the BP oil spill
will cause terrible repercussions to the human population for years to come!
Redge Ballard I see
this as being one of the biggest problems in modern society. Dang old money
seems to be the only thing that drives anyone to do anything. Just like Jeff
said, if it costs more money to clean up the oil than to pay some fines,
they're going to go the cheaper route. I watched some other vids about this and
the part that really kills me is just seeing the birds and animals totally
soaked in oil and all... People just don't realize that they need to take
responsibility for stuff they did. Who gives a crap if it was an accident or
what, just buck up and take responsibility for what happened.
Carly Jo Bitner I
think that's so sad. We as a society need to be more careful with things like
that and the affects we're having on the environment. I agree with the above
comments that our society has issues because of its high demands for things
like oil and that we let money be the thing that drives us. That's when sad
mistakes like this one happen.
Alisa Bitner The
pursuit of money often outweighs the pursuit of doing the right thing. I'm not
an environmentalist by any stretch of the imagination but I do hold corporate
responsibility and ethics and integrity high on my list. I think it's such a
shame that this situation happened, let alone was able to occur, and I'm deeply
disappointed with the response of both the US Government and BP to address,
maintain, and clean up the spill. How important is the dollar and at what
expense do we call it too far and too much. Bring the Keystone on through!!!
Ty Hilton I feel bad
for the people that are having to go through these types of difficulties! My thoughts
are like everyone else's, that something needs to be done to prevent such
incidents but it will probably be like most incidents where it's cleaned up
taken care of or whatever and everyone talks about making things better but it
doesn't actually get done.
Kaitlyn Harris Bitner
I think it is really unfortunate this had to happen. Not only does it affect
the people living in the area of the spill, it affects everyone in the USA. It
is really sad for the sea life too. The coolest part though is that they used
hair to clean it up.
My responses to some of the questions on the BP Deep Horizon Oil Spill and the Love Canal Tragedy:
Were you aware that environmental tragedies of
this magnitude still exist today?
Honestly, i never really thought about how much damage some of these environmental tragedies caused. I had heard of the BP oil spill in 2010 but it was hush hush by the media at the time and wasnt talked about to much, at least in plan view. The Love Canal tragedy was something i had never heard of and didnt think even something like that could exist today.
In your opinion are environmental hazards
something we should be concerned about on a daily basis?
Absolutely. If one environmental hazard goes without being corrected, then other environmental hazards will occur with no real concern of consequence. Regualtions would be ignored that protect us and our environment.
Why should we care about something that happened
over 30 years ago?
In reference to Love Canal, i think it is important that we care about such disasters of our past. By learning from our past, we can implement this knowledge to mitigate further environmental hazards.
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