Basically, the Gulf Coast is Lost.
I don't believe any scientist or environmentalist or conservationist has to go very far to prove their case. The assessments of the Gulf of Mexico aren't really necessary, in my opinion, to prove that this has been a profoundly devastating episode that has consequences that reach all the way to global ocean circulations at multiple depths.
The continuing problem goes far beyond that and is multinational in dimension.
We have one planet for 6.8 billion to live on. Never, in my wildest imagination did I ever believe an oil rig could have such far reaching environmental consequences.
When an ecosystem goes down, it is devastating not only to the habitat of that one ecosystem it has impacts on regional and global environmental stability.
Everyone is waiting for the rupture to stop while seeking to come to terms with its future consequences and trying to MINIMIZE the damage as compared to the Valdez OIL TANKER SPILL.
NOT EVEN CLOSE. Let's get that straight. Every scientist from here to heaven is going to have a job for the rest of their lives. That is how bad this is.
This episode with BP only shows the extremes these companies are pursuing to make profits for their stockholders. This is a global referendum on oil in any way it is IMAGINED to be obtained.
The Age of Oil is OVER. Over. Completely over. There is no more offshore ANYTHING any more.
We cannot continue to 'mix' oil and water. It is out of the question.
The oil that started at one mile down in the Gulf of Mexico is traveling around the world in a global circulation.
You've got to be joking if you think this is going to end with the closure of a well that BP blew up !
