Oil upon the waters

Oil spill now covers 1,800 square miles.

Officials say it will be months before they can stop the flow of oil.

What is it about offshore oil drilling that the oil companies don't understand? And why don't we demand the maximum in safety before they drill? What was their plan for this disaster? Most industries have to come up with a plan for the unexpected and yet these people seem to be at a loss as to how to do anything about it. Their first statements indicated that they had it under control and damage to the environment was going to be minimal. Doesn't look like that was the truth.

Now imagine this scenario…hurricane season begins in June and suddenly we have a hurricane ripping around Florida and into the Gulf; where the oil gathers and waits for its arrival. Now that oil becomes part of the storm surge and is spread even further, including inland as far as the storm surge goes. Isn't that lovely?

And we aren't the only nation facing disasters'; Brazil, one of the most important nations in the world these days, is looking at oilfields that are over 4 miles deep to the seabed and then further, past a layer of molten and flowing salt before oil is struck. Do you see any danger in that? The oil company, Petrobras, says they have it handled and the public doesn't need to worry and do silly things like 'protest'. Of course no one has ever drilled in these conditions before but it looks good on paper. What's to worry about?