The redical enviromentalists of the world thank you for your work here.
I’m not a redical or even a “radical” evironmentalist. In fact, I’m a drill, baby, drill.
That said, we have to drill responsibly. BP has not done that, with a big helping hand from the Obama administration. Who acts “green” in their fundraising letters but is pretty “dirty” in their practices.
This would have never happened under Palin, btw. A quick read of her history would tell you this. The oil companies hated SP.
What is not being discussed here, or anywhere else, is this:
Go to your local hardware or garden store and purchase ANY preventive pest remedy. All will list some form of OIL as one of the first ingredients. Why does this matter? It means that the oil in the gulf will coat the eggs spawning there (fish, shrimp, birds, mammals, etc). Those eggs will die, as oil coating prevents oil from hatching. Anyone with a scientific background knows this. Some of the species spawning in the gulf this time of year, live elsewhere in adulthood. There are truly no words to describe how bad this is for the fishermen, etc. in the Gulf. I sure hope someone has put together some sort of Noah’s Ark type thing. Yes, folks, it’s that bad. And I’m conservative. The first two votes I ever cast in my life were for Ronald Reagan.
It is astonishing to me how many smart people inhabit FreeRepublic and yet....when science comes up, are willing to throw all their sense out the window, in favor of politics.