Oil Spill: What's at Stake for the Environment?

May 1st 2010

NBCs Mark Potter reports on the environmental impact the oil spill will have in the Gulf Coast.

Oil slick emergency spreads to Florida
Sat May 1 2010- http://itn.co.uk/ed44bc603f932506b23bb2a5516435c7.html

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida's coastal counties because of the threat from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The spill that threatens to become America's worst environmental disaster in decades, spread out of control and started washing ashore along the Gulf Coast on Thursday night.

The oil slick is threatening hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, one of the world's richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life.

Louisiana declared a state of emergency on Thursday before the spill reached land.

There are also fears the crisis will deepen in the region after the US Coast Guard reported that an inshore oil rig overturned near Morgan City, Louisiana.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama said that domestic oil drilling remains an important part of US energy policy, but must be done responsibly. He said any future offshore tracts leased to companies to search for oil would be subject to better safety measures to prevent and control spills.

Louisiana oil spill may be five times bigger than previously thought- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7664907/Louisiana-...

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[comancheboiBARTONE]

white folks will kill this land with greed. never would native americans put our land and enviroment in such danger. even though the ocean is ruined F*#K it u got payed

[diveplane]

funny we are all to blame for this, we helped feed the oil giants , by buying gas eating cars? , no alternatives , idiots in power , and we are brain washed .

when the fuk we going to wake up?

[x79tmo314be]

@comancheboiBARTONE Since we are generalizing, I might as well say "Native Americans are ruining the world with their greedy casinos stealing money from innocent people, we white Americans would never do anything like that". How was that?

[Freethought42]

@diveplane

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[225PRINCE]

WE NEED TO TRY AND START A TEXTING DONATING PROGRAM LIKE WE DID FOR HAITI TO SAVE OUR COASTAL WILDLIFE IDK WHY WE HAVEN'T STARTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS YET THE 1ST WEEK THE QUAKE IN HAITI HAPPENED WE DID THIS BUT EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS TO US (LOUISIANA) WE NEVER COME UP WITH GOOD IDEAS FOR HELP LIKE THIS ONE PLEASE WE NEED TO SAVE OUR WILDLIFE !!!!!

[polymerclaycreatable]

@123456Jakem Um NO Are you?

[123456Jakem]

@polymerclaycreatable  your an idiot?

[123456Jakem]

@comancheboiBARTONE why are you acting like a douche? You can have that opinion but you dont need to express it like that.