Shell Finds Second Oil Leak in North Sea
Yay.
From guardian.co.uk:
“Company confirms spill from flow line serving Gannet Alpha platform and take further measures to isolate it.”
Chris Harmon:
A year ago, a massive oil spill began in the Gulf. The entire country was glued to the news until the well was capped, and then we forgot about it.
From guardian.co.uk:
“The Obama administration has sued BP and several of its partners in the oil well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially exposing them to billions in legal costs.”
On a personal basis, I promised myself that I’m not going to jump on the bandwagon – start using the oil spill as a platform to start spreading the word on environmentalism and sustainability, use the disaster as a vehicle to spread the word on my business.
But this psycho-analysis is quite interesting. I’m sure you’ve read the reports, the blogs, the tweets, the articles, imploring you to start taking action. “This is proof that we need to stop using oil”, “Worst oil spill in the history of America shows us why we need to take action now!”.
Even if you’ve not been following the news about the BP oil spill, you’ve probably come across the loads of BP hating mashups and remixes appearing everywhere on the internet. From Boycott BP T-shirts, Tweeters posing as BP Corporate Communications, BP Logo redesign contests, and now, you can oil spill any website at www.instantoilspill.com. Continue Reading →
