Brown pelicans on the Oregon Coast, October 2009. Photo by NancyO Photography
Pelicans like these are dying in the wake of the massive BP oil spill. I blogged about these beautiful and friendly birds a while ago. Just removed from the endangered species list, it's unclear how this will effect their fragile numbers.
Allow me a short rant: The oceans, our planet, belong to all of us. Oil companies, like BP are being allowed to rape our environment to line their own personal pockets (BP alone made a profit of $600 billion last year...yes...billion!). A native american saying goes, "We did not inherit the earth from our fathers, we are safe-keeping it for our children." It's time to stop off-shore drilling and time to hold the mega companies responsible for cleaning up (and I mean completely cleaning up) the mess they've left for my children and grandchildren. I would like to see the feds sieze BP, and use their massive assets to fix this horrible disaster. When it is cleaned up (if it can ever be cleaned up), then and only then would they get their company back. Oh, and while they're at it, take the heads of BP and coat them, their homes, their families, and their food with the same crud being allowed to soak the habitats of countless sea creatures and shore birds. People...we can not continue to kill our planet!
Ok...whew! I know not everyone may agree with this, but I had to get that off my chest.
I AGREE 100% WOULD LIKE TO HELP COAT BP TOO. OOXX
Posted by: karen | May 26, 2010 at 11:22 AM
What's worse-- the animals that survive and get cleaned off from the oil are never the same, the populations never quite bounce back, etc. SO SAD! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011945682_oiledwildlife25m.html
Posted by: Brianna | May 26, 2010 at 01:58 PM