Back to Black

After traveling for a week, I'm back and able to get blogging again. I have just come across an article on Treehugger.com that expounds how much the oil giant BP knew about the amount of spillage into the Gulf of Mexico. They knew that nearly 3.4 million gallons of oil a day could potentially spill in the ocean and the evidence coming forth is that they did all they could to cover up that knowledge. Two years after America's worst oil spill, we are still dealing with the damage that was inflicted on the environment and the Gulf's economy. BP, Halliburton, and the other involved companies were reckless in their attempts to obtain oil and after the spill, it was very apparent that they weren't doing all they could to stop the oil from spilling and spreading, and it was also apparent that they weren't giving us the whole story.

BP and the other companies involved with this spill need to really be held accountable. Fines have been issued yes, but no one has gone to jail. No executives have been made to personally clean the animals and beaches harmed by the black goo. Instead of pumping money into the actual revitalization of the environment and economic area, I've only seen the advertisements paid for by BP telling people to go visit the Gulf. This is what is wrong with the system. Those who have done wrong, regardless of whether they are a corporation or an individual or a group of individuals within a corporation, need to held accountable for their misdeeds. It's time to further boycott BP. I know some people may still be boycotting their product, but those who have returned to buying their gas need to return to the boycott. We must also encourage others, friends, family, and coworkers to boycott this corporation and it's products. We cannot allow businesses that flagrantly disobey and disregard rules and morals to continue in existence.