Likely, there will soon be an "Oil Spill" forum here as things get worse (and probably many all over the internet). Many people, not just in the gulf, depend on the fishing and tourism industries, but it is forseeable that the oil will also effect agriculture (spread by storm season) and we will also experience respiratory problems, eyesight problems, etc. There may be billions of dead rotting fish that will cause many more problems and the oil droplets might also foul machinery for generating power, etc. The health complications and loss of livelihoods may also cause Depression and grief unknown.
On June 3, 2010, the Coast Guard released a PREDICTION of how bad the spread of oil could get. With the storms expected in Atlantic Storm Season (18) and the likely stoppage of cleanup/control, the oil could become a problem for the whole country (fair is fair!).
We won't be breathing OIL ONLY, but DISPERSANTS that are TOXIC.
AssociatedPress — June 03, 2010 — NOAA has released animation depicting how wide the oil spill may spread if the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico is in a typical configuration. It suggests the oil may spread up the Eastern Coast and well into the North Atlantic. (June 3)
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Earlier, I was attempting to add videos that would show time as an enemy in the hope that I could be more diplomatic.
Over the years, I've noticed that many important occurences have been IGNORED by 'the social media'. Things like KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, the TOPOFF exercises, British soldiers being active on American soil, etc. Whether the 'commercial media' (news reports) mentions them with truthful details or not, there are no eyewitness accounts from the residents of these communities shared on the internet (complete silence from residents). This is also happening right now from GULF RESIDENTS. Maybe I missed something, but even after almost two months of the oil spill, I haven't seen one blog or post on the internet offering an EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT from a resident with DETAILS of what they and their community are presently experiencing and the consequences they face in the future (complete silence).
Obviously, the concept of the internet as a "social media" has failed because the American people have failed to use it properly. We prefer HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP and also enjoy the opportunity to present ourselves as victims of political schemes, conspiracies, and corruption from Wall Street corporations and the lobbies.
We want to blame the commercial media and the government, BP and Obama for the present MEDIA BLACKOUT, but our neglect of the social media is what they are counting on. The corruption and lax regulatory agencies for corporare operations has also enabled this spill to happen, but only because we have traditionally neglected to communicate with each other about what the commercial media hides.
There's too much "Woe is me, I'm a victim and long suffering hero" glory seeking. Why don't the Gulf residents tell us what's really going on?
Even though the Kingsville incident happened just before CZ was officially online, I never heard any residents EVER report their experience in a blog or post. That has been the same all across America. What's really happening in the Gulf states???
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just to get on with life, the City Philarmonic of Prague played "The Good, the Bad, and the ugly"....