{"id":1926,"date":"2010-05-03T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T12:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:47","slug":"gulf-oil-spill-a-tragedy-and-reminder-of-the-environmental-threat-posed-by-fossil-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/gulf-oil-spill-a-tragedy-and-reminder-of-the-environmental-threat-posed-by-fossil-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf oil spill: a tragedy and reminder of the environmental threat posed by fossil fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m02ampd20100427ampt2ampi98497648ampw460ampr2010-04-27T210835Z_01_BTRE63Q1MQH00_RTROPTP_0_EXPLOSION-TRANSOCEAN-BP\" width=\"260\" height=\"112\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153terribly upset about the oil spill today i wish i was a scientist. wondering if can all push something alternative through, soon please.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Comedienne Sandra Bernhardt on her Twitter (April 30, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>And who isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t terribly upset about this? Watching nature and wildlife being devastated by oil is not something that anyone wants to see. But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening now and every day we hear the gulf spill is worse than anticipated. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The oil threatens one of the world&#8217;s richest fisheries, and could decimate entire species of wildlife and their habitat, while convincing the millions of tourists they attract to take their vacation dollars elsewhere\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/moneymorning.com\/2010\/05\/03\/gulf-oil-spill\/\">Money Morning<\/a>. Elsewhere, Joe Conason at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/opinion\/joe_conason\/2010\/04\/29\/oilspill\">Salon.com<\/a> talks politics and asks: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Will Palin, and Obama, rethink offshore drilling now?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>This terrible accident,  which some predict will be worse and more wide-reaching than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, should remind politicians that renewable energy is the way forward. It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spill and kill wildlife on such a gargantuan scale, wreaking havoc with tourism at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The public must demand from authorities that we move away from dirty energy and replace it with greener sources of power. Meanwhile, get some information on how you can lead a greener life <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/archives\/save-the-environment.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top:10px;height:15px\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/911552d5-cce6-4ddb-bbcb-076179d29f1b\/\" title=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/reblog_e.png?x-id=911552d5-cce6-4ddb-bbcb-076179d29f1b\" alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" style=\"border:none;float:right\"><\/a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/chevrons-oil-spill-in-brazil\/\" title=\"Chevron&#8217;s Oil Spill in Brazil\">Chevron&#8217;s Oil Spill in Brazil<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/book-review-the-fate-of-nature-by-charles-wohlforth\/\" title=\"Book Review: The Fate of Nature, by Charles Wohlforth\">Book Review: The Fate of Nature, by Charles Wohlforth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-power-the-future-the-present-and-the-past\/\" title=\"Solar power: the future, the present and the past\">Solar power: the future, the present and the past<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/un-panel-issues-statement-on-biofuels\/\" title=\"UN panel issues statement on biofuels\">UN panel issues statement on biofuels<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/using-less-and-being-less-wasteful-with-energy-4-tips-to-make-it-happen\/\" title=\"Using Less (and Being Less Wasteful) with Energy: 4 Tips to Make It Happen\">Using Less (and Being Less Wasteful) with Energy: 4 Tips to Make It Happen<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153terribly upset about the oil spill today i wish i was a scientist. wondering if can all push something alternative through, soon please.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Comedienne Sandra Bernhardt on her Twitter (April 30, 2010) And who isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t terribly upset about this? Watching nature and wildlife being devastated by oil is not something that anyone wants to see. 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