If it wasn’t enough for a large corporation to be horribly unprepared for what became an imminent tragedy, the company allowed its mistake to rape our ecosystem to such an extent that it may never recover.
New reports show that the chemical dispersants used to clean up the crude oil from the spill have yet to completely dissolve, according to the Environmental News Service
Though they were supposed to be gone over the course of three months’ time, the toxic chemical mixture remains in a deep sea plume showing no signs of degradation except to the deepwater fish.
While scientists are busy trying to discover to what extent these chemicals could ruin our environment, British Petroleum, similar to many large corporations, is sitting comfortably in a vat of luscious green.
Under the protection of basic accounting principles, corporations hold limited liability for their actions, and it definitely shows.
The problem was caused by BP, and yet we’re the ones paying for the outrageous mistake.
As a large corporation, BP has the option to do nothing. While it’s an insane, unconventional option that would lead to international chaos, it’s an option that remains.
With their product in such high demand, their only priority is making sure people are still paying. And so far, they are.
After spending millions of dollars on advertising, the business seemed to assume it was a job well done. Meanwhile, fisheries remain closed, and the Louisiana seafood industry is almost at a standstill.
BP’s efforts to clean up the mess are posted all over the corporation’s website, but nothing has really been solved.
It’s obvious the industry doesn’t care about our problems. It’s obvious they don’t care how we’re holding up, but the truth is we can change the course of events and make them see just how important our ecosystems are.
As a people directly influenced by the disaster, the rest of the country is staring at us for direction in this freakish string of events, but we’re relying on one man to handle all of our problems. Is it any wonder nothing’s fixed?
And as a force of millions, it’s about time we raise our voices to the higher power and tell British Petroleum to stick it where the sun don’t shine and solve the underlying problem.
It’s time for BP to suck the dispersants out and stop killing our wetlands.
After all, what is another million or so dollars when livelihoods and lives are at stake? In a previous article, I mentioned that the EPA has declared Louisiana seafood unsafe, but just as unstable are the lives of the fishermen.
It seems as though we have hit the bottom of the slick black pail, and it’s come time to climb out.
While we may not have the money to force British Petroleum to make the right decision, we do have the resources to make them change and the voices to make them listen.
Below I have attached the address to British Petroleum’s Response to the gulf contact number and URL. Join their mailing list and voice your complaints.
The time to make a difference is now.
Environment/Community Hotline
(866) 448-5816
RestoreTheGulf.gov
Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-veterinary medicine major with a minor in environmental management systems. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Pbhatia.
 
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