Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Oily Oceans

Billions of people rely on the oceans daily, whether it be for food or travel, but we risk the well-being of our oceans for modern day conveniences that we overlook. Beaches are filled with trash, wastes are dumped, and fish are caught. There is one major recent event, though, that I'd like to focus everyone's attention on. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has and will continue to destroy the ocean, and it happens to be close to home.


The explosion of a drilling rig on 4/20/10 caused a huge oil leak in the Gulf. The leak wasn't officially fixed until recently, 9/19/10. But, just because the oil is no longer leaking, doesn't mean that the oil has disappeared. There are many ways that this oil will effect the plant and animal life in the ocean. This can and will also effect us too. 


We as humans depend on the various forms of life that thrive in the ocean. Oil, however, can easily destroy these life forms. Fish, for example, provide us with food. When an area is destroyed by oil, every species experiences the consequences, including us. It is up to us, and only us, to clean our oceans. Without clean oceans, clean travel, and clean leisure time, what will we do with ourselves?



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7 comments:

  1. Meryl JonesNovember 17, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    I can't believe it took so long for the oil to stop leaking. I can't even imagine how much oil is still in the ocean. Do they have a plan to clean this oil up immediately? If they don't, they should.

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  2. Kristin SibleyNovember 17, 2010 at 4:57 AM

    I agree, thats a lot of oil in our ocean, how can we clean it up? Are these types of accidents prone to happen, if so, how can oil companies work to prevent them?

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  3. whitneyNovember 17, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    I know that there is oil under the ocean floor in the earth that we need but did they even think that maybe there might be an oil spill that can kill and endanger a lot of animals? It was so hard to control the oil spill because they had built it so far below that it was hard to seal it up. So many animals were killed because of this and a lot of people lost jobs or couldn't work for a period of time.

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  4. Rob H.November 17, 2010 at 5:11 AM

    I was wondering the same: are there any, effective, methods to prevent oil spills from occurring in the first place? As humans, we are affected by the oil, indirectly, through the marine organisms that we eat, but are there any direct effects on humans that result from the oil spill? For example, I imagine that many died in the explosion of the oil drilling rig...

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  5. JordanNovember 17, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    I think that this oil spill never should have been a shock to anyone we should have been ready for something like this and should of had a way to control it if it ever were to happen. What is happening to the oil after we get it out of the ocean is it still good?

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  6. Brian HNovember 17, 2010 at 5:18 AM

    How much of the oceans species and habitats have been severely effected?

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  7. Mason LeightonNovember 17, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    I was also wondering how they plan to clean up the oil, especially since it took them so long just to stop the leak.

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