Do you think oil is having more negative impacts on our world then positive impacts? I do, there has been way to much natural disasters because of oil. Also when people burn off oil, it releases carbon dioxide which is causing global warming. I have picked 3 negative things that has been caused by oil, the BP oil spill, global warming, and the Kuwait oil spill.
The BP oil spill is known as the worst spill in America history with it spilling between 17 and 39 million gallons of oil. Brown Pelicans and Northern Gannets are on the endangered list now because of the oil spreading into their habitat. Over 150 endangered sea turtle washed up on the Gulf of Mexico beaches dead covered in oil. The total cost of the cleanup of the oil spill is aproximently $40.2 Billion dollars and is still rising. Therefore we should not drill oil because it makes a catastrophic impact on our environment and economy.
When oil is burned off it releases a gas called carbon dioxide which heats up the earth. We have released so much carbon dioxide into the air that the glaciers are melting because of the planet getting warmer. As a result it will flood much of the coastal lands and islands on Earth. This is why we should stop using oil so we don’t have to deal with global warming.
The Kuwait oil spill was another disastrous event that released millions of gallons of oil that killed tons of plants and animals in the gulf. One example of a plant dying in the area was coral. Coral is now extinct in that area because of the oil and many other species will die because they rely on coral for shelter. All in all every time there is an oil spill, there will be a chain link of bad events following it such as extinction.
In conclusion we need to stop drilling for oil. I gave you 3 very bad natural disasters that could be prevented by not using oil. If we stop using oil and start using more renewable energy such as wind energy, I think that will make a greater impact on our world than drilling for oil. Therefore we should never use oil again because there are tons of different renewable sources that are clean and a lot safer to use.
1.Do you think we should stop using oil and convert to renewable energy right now?
2.Do you think the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem will ever return to the same way before the oil spill happend?
3.Should we only use oil to make things such as plastic and not use oil in cars?
I really enjoyed learning about oil and its effect on society and the ecosystem. The examples were very helpful to understand the concerns that oil puts on the world. For example I enjoyed learning about the huge oil spill like the BP one along the southern coast was very interesting because of how much and impact it put on our society. Overall it was very enjoyable reading but could be briefed up on by including the costs and the debt it puts on our government. I hope I helped you and your blog and was very interesting learning more about oil because of the upcoming like in North Dakota. here is some more interesting facts http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/oil.html
This blog does a great job of showing how oil effects the world in both good and bad ways. I don’t think we should stop using oil as renewable energy quite yet just because without it, our population would fall apart. Oil is pretty much the center of human lifestyle right now. The gulf of mexico oil spill was a tragic accident, but I do think eventually the ecosystem will recover to what it was before. I think at this point in time our technology is advanced enough to use oil only in things like plastic. These days cars can be run off of things that are renewable and much less harmful to the environment. Take hydrogen for example, it’s cheaper, more effective, and much easier to come by then oil is. Change is coming it’s just a matter of time, and it’s for the better.
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I think that this is a great blog. I think that you used very good examples and reasons why we should not use oil anymore. It is hurting our enviroment that we keep getting oil sa you can see in your picture. I think that we should stop using oil and start using wind energy right now. I dont think that the gulf will ever return back to normal because so much oil spilled and it will never go away, it will always be there. I think we should get a bunch more windmills around and use all of that energy to power everything and stop using oil. I also think we should start using water to fuel cars instead of oil.
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