To start the day …. “Obama’s Trip to Alaska”!!

~~September 1, 2015~~ 

CONFUSING MESSAGES

Go-ahead for Arctic drilling clashes with global warming message

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

The Obama administration’s approval of drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message President Barack Obama will deliver when he visits Alaska to emphasize the dangers of climate change, some environmental groups say.

As much as the groups praise Obama for his overall body of work — from stricter fuel-efficiency standards to regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants — they consider the approval of exploratory drilling in the Arctic a stain on his environmental legacy that will send a mixed message to other countries about the seriousness of confronting global warming.

The burning of fossil fuels causes more greenhouse gases to build up in the atmosphere. Some groups would prefer leaving the oil in the ground and not tempting the harsh environmental conditions that could hinder the response to any potential spill.

~~GALLERY~~ 

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Obama, who is visiting Alaska now, says he is mindful of the dangers of offshore drilling, particularly given the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

“When it can be done safely and appropriately, U.S. production of oil and natural gas is important,” he said at a news conference earlier this year. “I would rather us, with all the safeguards and standards that we have, be producing our oil and gas, rather than importing it, which is bad for our people, but is also potentially purchased from places that have much lower environmental standards than we do.”

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear on her Twitter account Tuesday that she disagrees with Obama.

“The Arctic is a unique treasure. Given what we know, it’s not worth the risk of drilling,” she wrote.

The administration’s approval of Shell’s exploration efforts has done little to stem criticism from congressional Republicans and industry officials who have often accused it of hindering oil and gas production on federal lands. At the same time, the go-ahead has upset a key base of his support.

“As it appears in .. full read/full credit”

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/08/18/approval-of-arctic-drilling-comes-just-before-obamas-visit

This is confusing to me.

President Obama is actively advocating for strong measures to address climate change and global warning. He’s spoken about the higher “emitors” of greenhouse gasses (USA is the second highest in the world) yet at the same time he’s approved Shell’s offshore drilling in the Arctic while, at the same time, being mindful of the dangers of offshore drilling, particularly given the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

There’s a good opportunity to start effective changes and leave a significant “legacy” in issues related to the environment.

I hope this doesn’t prove to be wrong.

There won’t be a second chance if something goes wrong.

HortyRex©

~~SECOND GALLERY~~

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A trip to talk about climate change in Alaska, where he just approved Arctic drilling? This is President Barack Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished‘ moment.

Just as George W. Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ was a wake up call about a president in deep denial, so too is President Obama’s Alaska trip – unless he announces a major change in policy.

Take action at now: http://www.MissionNotAccomplished.com

~Obama’s Alaska Visit On Climate Change Has Almost Everyone Upset~

~Published on Aug 31, 2015~

Barack Obama is managing to get environmentalists and Ohio politicians upset with him on his three-day trip to Alaska.

During his visit, he’s exposing Americans to the effects of climate change: melting glaciers, thawing permafrost and eroding shorelines.

Obama will also address international leaders to advocate for tougher climate-change policy at the GLACIER conference.

We ALL are ONE!! 

Remember the BP Oil Spill? The Gulf is back to normal … yeah, right!!

~~August 2, 2014~~ 

IT’S BEEN FOUR YEARS

How can anyone say that the Gulf is back to normal?

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil disaster, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Macondo blowout) began on 20 April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.

It claimed eleven lives and is considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, an estimated 8% to 31% larger in volume than the previously largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill. Following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a sea-floor oil gusher flowed for 87 days, until it was capped on 15 July 2010.

The US Government estimated the total discharge at 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m3). After several failed efforts to contain the flow, the well was declared sealed on 19 September 2010.

Some reports indicate the well site continues to leak.

In November 2012, BP and the United States Department of Justice settled federal criminal charges with BP pleading guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter, two misdemeanors, and a felony count of lying to Congress.

BP also agreed to four years of government monitoring of its safety practices and ethics, and the Environmental Protection Agency announced that BP would be temporarily banned from new contracts with the US government. BP and the Department of Justice agreed to a record-setting $4.525 billion in fines and other payments but further legal proceedings not expected to conclude until 2014 are ongoing to determine payouts and fines under the Clean Water Act and the Natural Resources Damage Assessment.

As of February 2013, criminal and civil settlements and payments to a trust fund had cost the company $42.2 billion.

Unforgettable image

~~FULL READ/SOURCE/FULL ARTICLE~~ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill

~~UNFORGETTABLE IMAGES~~

~~11 Facts about the BP Oil Spill~~

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-bp-oil-spill

~~BP Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010 Footage and Images~~

I still get chills watching this

~~Uploaded on Jun 6, 2010~~

~CrnaLisica~

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the Macondo blowout.

I don’t own the Video Footage or Images. Special thanks to the various people that captured the video footage and the images.

Music : This is a soundtrack from an Korean TV show “Over The Green Fields”. The composer is Thao Nguyen Xanh.

Water and oil don’t mix. Will we ever learn?

We ALL are connected through NATURE!! 

We ALL are ONE!!