Saturday, May 1, 2010
Yo, Obama! Get out of oil!
The disaster that is the Gulf oil spill is indescribable. I could care less about human consequences--humans deserve whatever they get for allowing this hellacious development. But the fate of the innocent birds, mammals, turtles and other marine and riparian species in the Gulf should weigh on us all, particularly those with the power to do something about it. Get off fossil fuels immediately, and get us out of offshore drilling! I supported you throughout the campaign and was giddy with the hope for meaningful change, but I have seen none, and Interior has done nothing to be proud of. Perhaps it is time to get a powerful Department for the Environment. Interior has too many interests in hand, and too many of them are in conflict with environmental causes and with trying to ensure that there is a future to speak of. Salazar sure isn't doing much for sustainability or for other species. Get serious about meaningful change for other species, particularly the endangered ones! They will all be endangered soon, or extinct, if meaningful change does not come under this administration!
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Yes, a really strong and indepenent Department of the Environment would be great. But what has the EPA done? The Dept. of the Interior (except for the national Park Service) has always (since Teddy Roosevelt) been in the pockets of the western farmers, ranchers and timberfolk.
Politicians are politicians, cuz, and they are all paid by those without the greater good in mind. What the hell is BP doing, by the way? How long does it take to drill a damned relief well?! Did they intend to have a disaster or are they really that stupid?!
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