San Francisco Oil Spill
I'm utterly furious regarding this:
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, an incident that scientists say could threaten wildlife for years.
Crews work Thursday to remove oil from a beach on the San Francisco Bay.
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The spill has fouled miles of coastline and had environmentalists scrambling Friday to save the bay's birds, fish, invertebrates and marine mammals.
AND THIS!
"The effects of the oil spill could persist for months and possibly years," said Tina Swanson, a fish biologist with the Bay Institute.
Questions persisted about why the Coast Guard took so long to report the scope of the spill.
As scientists worried about the future of the region's wildlife, authorities questioned the Coast Guard's response in the hours after the spill.
More than 12 hours after the incident, Coast Guard officials were still saying just 140 gallons had leaked, according to Mayor Gavin Newsom, who said the city would consider legal action against anyone found liable.
"We would have responded differently if we had accurate information from the get-go," Newsom spokesman Nathan Ballard said. City workers, for instance, would have initially laid more boom lines to contain the oil, he said.
Sen. Barbara Boxer also criticized the Coast Guard's response. In a letter sent Thursday to Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen, the California Democrat said she was "very troubled by the Coast Guard's delay in delivering accurate information to the public and the city of San Francisco. Many questions remain as to why it took an entire day to determine the gravity of this spill."
Now I get it, if you live in an area that's predominantly Republican, like Mississippi and Southern California, you get help from Homeland Security during and after a crisis. But if you live in an area filled with liberals and/or Democrats, like San Francisco and New Orleans, you can go Chaney yourself!!!! Arguably, some say good riddance to New Orleans (I wouldn't say that, since I've never been there). But who wants to see beautiful San Francisco trashed except some rabid, extreme right-wingers?! Hannity cannot blame local government for this, since they weren't notified in time, although I'm sure that the noise machine will spin it that way.
What got me were descriptions I heard from the head of the San Fran. Sierra Club of the oil-soaked birds that struggled to come onto the beach and people who rushed forward to help them.
January 2009 can't come soon enough. Even a President Hillary has GOT to be better than this!
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, an incident that scientists say could threaten wildlife for years.
Crews work Thursday to remove oil from a beach on the San Francisco Bay.
1 of 2
more photos »
The spill has fouled miles of coastline and had environmentalists scrambling Friday to save the bay's birds, fish, invertebrates and marine mammals.
AND THIS!
"The effects of the oil spill could persist for months and possibly years," said Tina Swanson, a fish biologist with the Bay Institute.
Questions persisted about why the Coast Guard took so long to report the scope of the spill.
As scientists worried about the future of the region's wildlife, authorities questioned the Coast Guard's response in the hours after the spill.
More than 12 hours after the incident, Coast Guard officials were still saying just 140 gallons had leaked, according to Mayor Gavin Newsom, who said the city would consider legal action against anyone found liable.
"We would have responded differently if we had accurate information from the get-go," Newsom spokesman Nathan Ballard said. City workers, for instance, would have initially laid more boom lines to contain the oil, he said.
Sen. Barbara Boxer also criticized the Coast Guard's response. In a letter sent Thursday to Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen, the California Democrat said she was "very troubled by the Coast Guard's delay in delivering accurate information to the public and the city of San Francisco. Many questions remain as to why it took an entire day to determine the gravity of this spill."
Now I get it, if you live in an area that's predominantly Republican, like Mississippi and Southern California, you get help from Homeland Security during and after a crisis. But if you live in an area filled with liberals and/or Democrats, like San Francisco and New Orleans, you can go Chaney yourself!!!! Arguably, some say good riddance to New Orleans (I wouldn't say that, since I've never been there). But who wants to see beautiful San Francisco trashed except some rabid, extreme right-wingers?! Hannity cannot blame local government for this, since they weren't notified in time, although I'm sure that the noise machine will spin it that way.
What got me were descriptions I heard from the head of the San Fran. Sierra Club of the oil-soaked birds that struggled to come onto the beach and people who rushed forward to help them.
January 2009 can't come soon enough. Even a President Hillary has GOT to be better than this!
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