Spill Baby Spill result of Drill Baby Drill
- Drilling proponent is still all for oil exploration, but now wants to know the true costs including safety precautions.
- “Gulf Spill” is trickier than “Exxon Valdez” and “Three Mile Island.” Exxon Valdez changed the way the oil industry operated, and Three Mile Island shut down nuclear industrial growth for 30 years. 30% of domestic U.S. oil production is from the Gulf, and alternatives will take years to develop… will the spill be a game changer towards clean, sustainable energy in the U.S.?
- Palm Springs letter to the editor: “spill baby spill” is the result of “drill baby drill.” Lets refocus on renewables, nuclear and natural gas for the American trucking industry.
- BP oil spill affected miles of coastline, while BP hopes to collect 20,000 barrels of oil per day to contain the worst spill in U.S. history.
- Exxon announces testing the commercial viability of algae biofuel to supplement oil and natural gas.
- The need to drill for oil in 5,000 ft of water and 20,000 feet below the ocean floor needs to be addressed. The amount of oil in the Gulf Spill is standard every year in Nigeria. The true cost of oil should include environmental impacts at home and abroad via a price for carbon.
- Thirty-nine thousand Floridians, mostly in the fishing and tourism industries, could lose their jobs along with a $2.2B cut in gross state product due to the Gulf Spill.
- San Angelo, Texas resident writes Letter to the Editor demanding Americans to reduce dependency on foreign oil.
- Obama addressed the nation in regards to the BP Oil Spill announcing BP will set aside $20B to pay financial claims and its in the U.S. interest to keep BP strong and viable.
- T. Boone Pickens says that Americans are ready for a 10-year reduction in oil dependency plan, if Obama will implement it.

