Being a resident of Florida I have kept track of all the latest news involving the BP oil spill that started off the Louisiana coast. First I want to say that our hearts go out to the families of the 11 Rig Workers that perished in the initial explosion, their deaths have been overshadowed by the actual catastrophe.
When we first found out that there was a spill and it was from the underwater well, I suppose I thought that between BP and the government we would have it under control with limited damages if any of note. As things progressed and we realized that there were thousands of crude oil being pumped into the Gulf everyday I became worried. As news got out that the oil would eventually find it's way to the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, my stomach sickened. I thought about the impact on the environment, the wildlife and the devastation. Then I thought about the economic impact from the commercial and recreational fishing industry - add to that the tourism industries of those states, the cancellations of vacations, sales and all the industries attached, it is hard to even imagine the far reaching effects. the oil residue will be with us for the next 20+ years. I don't think we've even come close to realizing the damage this oil spill has done to our coasts, our wildlife and not to mention our already delicate economy.
The silence from our President and his administration is disturbing. The reaction to the spill was worse than the Bush administrations reaction to Katrina. No one expected Obama to go out and start personally cleaning up, but it seems that there is this silence that points to a larger problem.
At this writing we are a month into thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf, and they still can't stop it. Why is that? Something is very wrong, very disturbing - the largest disaster of it's kind in the USA and our Government is quiet - BP is sarcastic and somehow I know they'll figure out how to NOT be responsible - and this President will use fancy words from a teleprompter but will say nothing. Words cannot repair the death of an ecosystem, money can't do that either. But it's the silence that disturbs me - the slow silent death of our Gulf Coast... of our Country - now that's very disturbing...
Nick Granato - Co Host - Point On Point Radio
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