Oil Arrives In Louisiana; Defense Booms Inadequate

eldavojohn writes "People in mainland Louisiana are seeing the beginnings of the oil's full effects on wildlife in the area. Sticky, rust-colored oil covers the reeds like a latex paint, indicating that the efforts to lay miles of floating booms to keep it away from the fragile marshes are useless. They are experiencing what the Plaquemines (mouth of Mississippi River) saw last week, and it now appears that their defenses were inadequate. Only time will tell how much worse it can get as BP still scrambles for a solution. NPR also ran a story critical of Obama's 'scientific approach' that he promised to use in office and how well it's being applied and holding up during this crisis."

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This is a joke.

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This wouldnt even be a problem if we would stop relying on oil. Government and industry should invest more money into sustainable eco-friendly energy rather than defense or the next best entertainment unit. There is NO reason we shouldnt be relying on high speed rail between cities, solar energy plants, geothermal energy plants, nuclear energy plants, and wind farms. Additionally, we could easily use ultra-capacitors to power electric cars that would take us in a range of 500 + miles and have fast recharging. If you ask me, the entire system is designed to make the most profit for people that are already extremely well off. Its a joke.