There is oil gushing into the Gulf every day. I thought youâÂÂd like a reminder because this pressing issue is not the number one story for news organizations anymore. There is less and less coverage every day of this immense problem and it doesnâÂÂt make sense. While I understand news organizations want to remain current and cover stories they know will interest the consumers, a blind eye can not be turned to this issue. Not only are we losing millions of dollars daily, this spill is destroying the lives of local businessmen and killing sea life in the gulf. It kills me to look at the pictures and see footage of these animals covered in oil, many of them dead. These animals are helpless and do not know what is going on. They did not cause this oil spill. Carelessness and corruption on BPâÂÂs part led to this oilrig explosion, causing this huge spill.
If we say, as a country, we are committed to helping the environment and saving wildlife, we must act now. I believe that if this new cap stops the oil from gushing out, the first priority must be to create a safe habitat for these animals once again. The failure of BP to stop this oil spill in the last 87 days is a fact that is very hard to swallow. If these corporations put so much money into these rigs and were so involved in the construction of them, they should have been aware of all the safety issues and they should have planned for things to go wrong. The constant arguing inside BP needs to stop. The blame game can wait until after this spill is stopped. That must be priority number one and that needs to happen now. We must all join together and put a stop to this terrible disaster, before itâÂÂs too late.