bp oil spill beaches affected

Fewer cars on the road another sign of the impact of oil spills

Traffic in mind this summer roads leading to the beaches of Baldwin County have been thousands of vehicles over the years Last, another indication of the impact of oil spills on tourism.

Other oil spills in the Pacific

Since the Gulf of Mexico is more with BP oil is saturated through the day, we must ask whether the response and outrage would have been different, if the disaster was occurring somewhere else.

Obviously, if something happens in your own backyard, you have a more emotional connection to her. This is good for the average person or private company. But our government should work that so well?

Imagine oil washing up on the Pacific Beaches of San Diego instead. The ultra rich and well connected residents of Coronado and La Jolla have a little more influence than the typical southern Louisiania Shrimp Boat Captain. Dignity the difference in the current response we have seen?

Would we be seeing more government action on the ground? If there was more happening in Congress (ie more proposals for legislation to clean up and protect us from this occurring again?)

Would Hollywood be involved? Who would have first A-list actors and musicians to hold concerts, buy a TV room and create YouTube videos and Facebook pages will not only condemn the situation in the Pacific, but try to increase support for those affected by it. And believe me, no matter how much BP is charged, it will have significant debts are not paid when all is said and done.

(Note: Jimmy Buffet holds a concert in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the actual crisis. But he's Associates with the environment. He has relatives and business connections directly influenced by oil soaked beaches. )

The federal government responded, would ideally be the same regardless of what American Coast is affected. But I do not believe we can achieve this ideal. Finally, we are a government of men and women are not made drones. Every politician It is bound to its own place, and they are influenced by their own powerful components - they be individuals or private companies or groups.

And so the Federal Government, the response is not uniform. It is not the same. The answer to a crisis in the Gulf of Mexico will be different than the response to a crisis in the San Francisco Bay, or from Nantucket.

Federal laws, agencies and tsars that would be created as a response to the Gulf oil spill is the same, the impact of the federal government for a different location. And yet we are all affected by these measures Federal, not only now but for years and years into the future.

Thus, do our best to keep our politicians to a higher standard. They call on the long-term effects and nationwide consider their response to a local crisis. We will all be better for them.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BANS PRESS FROM FILMING BP OIL SPILL AREAS IN THE GULF