... well, attaboy, Captain Planet, you're amazing insight has restored my faith in society. Thing is, the wildlife hasn't been complete ruined yet. But at the rate that BP is taking care of the situation, the oil'll hit the shore soon, and then the amount of people needed to at the very least mitigate the situation with increase by ten-fold. So, no, they haven't ruined it yet, but soon enough, it well be, after all the gray-haired executives and politicians have a nice talk over $50 cups of coffee and postpone this as long as possible.
Name one country that regulates it's energy sector like the US. There isn't one that does it in the gulf like we do. We stop, others don't, it will happen again. What part of life is accident proof? Your real issue is with the randomness of life itself. When you drive to work in a Flintstone car maybe we can talk.
You mean the technology that's still in it's preliminary stages, depends on an ever changing variable, is in no way cost effective, and has no current way for the energy to be stored?
Ultimately, the fault lies with us. Yes, us. You, me, and any other human being who uses any form of transportation other than walking. BP would not have been drilling in the first place if people did not need to fuel up their 5 MPG Humvees. Or the soccer mom who needs a nine-passenger Suburban to take little Billy to karate practice. Or Joe Cool who needs an Escalade to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Everyone is so quick to point the finger of blame at everyone else without accepting that part of the accountability lies with them.
this is sad really sad. I worked on re-building the gulf coast beaches as a labor hand later promoted to heavy equipment operator for a sub-contractor on a multi-million dollar beach restoration/dredging project for 3 years right out of HS I worked my azzz off 12hr shifts 3mths on 2weeks off and made good $$$ too, we re built the entire gulf coast beach... now look what happens unacceptable to eff up something like this... If anything this re-affirms our need to seek alternative energy sources and eliminate the need to burn fossil fuels completely and while we are at it creating massive jobs and revitalizing our entire economy in the process let's also seek to diminish our dependancy on petrochemical by-products too not because "omg it's bad for the enviroment" that's a good reason in it's own right but also because we are banking way too much on a non sustainable resource also it's hurricane season i don't exaclty know what would happen but I imagine it would be bad if a hurricane/tropical storm where to plow straight thru the gulf right now...
You really need to stop talking out of your ass and do some research before spouting off. Not only are there local incentives for businesses and homeowners available for solar energy, but it's actually a big part of what the energy companies offer here in AZ. It can be cost effective, and the energy can be stored. Get your facts straight.
Add to that the Swiss dude who just won a Millennium Technology prize for inventing a low-cost solar cell that could be used to create windows that generate electricity. Imagine if every building in New York was gathering energy just for being in the daylight, without any visible solar panels... that's good tech.
Actually, it's not that primitive, I use solar power to heat my pool. It works and is really cheap (one time payment). I've got my pool up to 106 degrees F before, so it works pretty well.
This is a disaster, and Dick Cheney's company Haliburton is responsible for the accident and the deaths, with BP owning the rig and thus also responsible, but the reality is that another group responsible for this spill, and in a big way, is American drivers. We drive cars, by ourselves (most often with no passengers), some even driving huge SUVs to the grocery store and such. But even more responsible is the US government for not investing heavily, and I mean MASSIVELY, in public transportation, enough to make it a viable and convenient option for far more people, which would also have huge benefits for the poor. There was a time when it wasn't just poor people who rode the bus. We need to get back to those days. I take the train and bus to work and I have to say that while it has it's pluses (being able to read and such), it is, overall, a pain in the ass, and I'm even taking a commuter train and only one bus, not multiple buses, which is far worse. The problem is connections. I spend a substantial amount of time just waiting for my connection either to a train or bus. Moreover, the bus and train are often crowded, so there is clearly room to have more trains and more buses to get people places far more conveniently, and once there are enough such that the times between buses/train are substantially reduced and the routes are shorter, then those services become far more appealing to more people, because then they aren't a pain to use, and the cycle repeats - you need more trains and buses because there's even more people using public transportation and that means even shorter commutes, etc. Over time people use public transportation more then they use their cars. Many would even be able to get rid of their car, their car payments, their maintenance costs, their repair payments, their fuel/power costs, their need to buy another new car once the old one wears out, etc. I can't blame people for not doing what I do. In fact, I'm finding myself wearing out on the whole thing, but I wish that weren't the case. Our public transportation systems in the US suck, hugely. And that is a significant contributor to why there is an oil spill in the Gulf. Yes, alternatives to oil are a good thing, but it is primarily people driving cars, however they are fueled/powered, usually by themselves, that is the main problem.
