tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post7530064127716599485..comments2024-02-04T22:48:07.662-08:00Comments on FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK: OIL SPILL METERFolkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-11142775603512690582010-05-07T21:50:22.522-07:002010-05-07T21:50:22.522-07:00barefootheart -- I didn't know that Canada was...barefootheart -- I didn't know that Canada was considering a "deepest yet," drill site off your east coast. When I did a little research on oil spills around the globe I found it is quite common to have blow outs and/or spills. Statistically I do not know if spills have increased over time. Australia had a blow out and oil spill last year, the Montara Spill, that caused considerable environmental damage. Louisiana had a spill just last month in a national refuge area. I find it difficult to accept the idea that any drilling for oil in the ocean is safe.<br /><br />Thanks for your informative comments and the nice comment about my header. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-30738112639580794572010-05-07T20:06:54.582-07:002010-05-07T20:06:54.582-07:00P.S.: I love your wash day header!P.S.: I love your wash day header!barefoothearthttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-67232705010113349662010-05-07T20:05:10.639-07:002010-05-07T20:05:10.639-07:00Yow, that's frightening! In Canada, they are ...Yow, that's frightening! In Canada, they are still planning to go ahead with a new off-shore drilling site that will be the deepest yet on the east coast, and want to build a pipeline to ship oil in tankers from the west coast. They assure us it is perfectly safe...barefoothearthttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-37043736110369008282010-05-07T17:51:23.179-07:002010-05-07T17:51:23.179-07:00Elora -- Thank you. It's an ugly situation whe...Elora -- Thank you. It's an ugly situation when we destroy habitat and wildlife. All life is connected. I can feel your pain about this situation. You are right, we cannot let this insanity over drilling in our oceans fade from our public memory -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-62183004514244023432010-05-07T11:30:07.057-07:002010-05-07T11:30:07.057-07:00Oh.......this is simply horrible. We cannot let i...Oh.......this is simply horrible. We cannot let it fade from the public eye. All this Wall Street junk....sorry, but it doesn't mean a thing to the average American...the oil spill does.<br /><br />Love you, Barbara, for always bringing important things to the foreground for us all.<br /><br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.com