Obama’s Oil Spill Commission Releases Final Report

Posted by NG Kids in Green Scene on January 25, 2011

Many errors made by BP, Halliburton, and Transocean that led to the explosion
of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20, 2010, “place in
doubt the safety culture of the entire industry,” says the final report
from President Obama’s National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

The companies and the government
agencies that oversaw the drilling operation were not prepared for the
risks of drilling in deep water. “The technology, laws and regulations,
and practices for containing, responding to, and cleaning up spills lag
behind the real risks associated with deepwater drilling” offshore
and thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface. The commission
recommends that the government close these safety gaps and the industry
should follow suit.

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Content produced by National Geographic. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation under Award # DRL-1045744
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Comments

  1. ANIMALSAVER
    January 26, 2011, 4:22 pm

    Hi all you animal/Earth friendly people! I am amazed by everything that you do and now I would like to give you an idea that could possibly help the Earth and Animals. All you need to do is grab any scrap paper or normal paper and make a sign that says GO GREEN and then some examples or SAVE THE ANIMALS! and give some examples.

    Thank you for reading this I know its not big but it could make a big change!

    The reason I say this is because I know that not everyone lives in California or Florida so even if you don’t live by an ocean you can still make a difference!

    Thank you,
    ANIMALSAVER

  2. gymbook1011
    January 31, 2011, 5:12 pm

    i`m all for recovery, but what most people don`t realize is that off-shore drilling is the problem, and that our final save is wind,solar,or hydro-electric power. really, use common sense and do not drill offshore. problems could be avoided. are our ecosystems and planet being destroyed really worth money and economics. that`s all i`m saying.

  3. ArcticPrincess
    February 2, 2011, 2:58 pm

    Wow!I hated that oil spill.I’m glad they did what they had to do,all to save all the fish in the water not knowing what was about to infest their water.If I could have I would have gone down there and cleared up that oil!When I grow up I’d either like to save sick animals,( vet ) stop polution or a fashion designer.

  4. jacob da great
    February 9, 2011, 8:33 am

    I think that obama is doing his best to fix the problem. It will take a little longer i think but he is trying really hard with the ecomy and every thing

  5. diesel1235
    February 9, 2011, 8:33 am

    obama suck dont blame me my parents voted Mcaine and palin

  6. cryptiddude7
    February 9, 2011, 8:34 am

    The oil spill was a tragedy, but the solution is not to stop offshore drilling. The goverment is doing a good thing by allowing offshore drilling to continue. Its not the problem, the poor safety measures are the problem.

  7. lafone30
    February 9, 2011, 9:42 am

    oh no

  8. TwilghtSaga1998
    February 9, 2011, 9:50 am

    WOW did they finally do something about it if they did its about time! Do you know how that oil spill was effecting our world, i mean it was hurting animals and food like shrimp and also effecting people!Even if obama fixed it he needs to starighten up like serouisly!:(

  9. sonickyle1797
    February 9, 2011, 10:12 am

    Have they cleaned that up thank god i moved away from Florida

  10. brown4ever
    February 9, 2011, 10:12 am

    Obama needs to make more efforts to clean up the oil spill

  11. whitey23
    February 9, 2011, 10:20 am

    yea brown4ever is right, because Obama isnt doing anything but makin sure bp doesnt get sued out of a ton of money

  12. whitey23
    February 9, 2011, 10:24 am

    he doesnt want to do anything but get more money

  13. gymbook1011
    March 4, 2011, 10:03 pm

    cryptitude7,

    it is off shore drilling that is the problem. the lazy bussiness people that own the platfoms can`t get off their money for saftey. we have to resort to the final solution onshore drilling. saudi arabia and the middle east will supply oil for a while, but we don`t have enough oil in this world. it is our only hpoe that within at least 30 years people will get off money to use hydro electric and wind power. is money and economics really more important than our planet. our world could end up like in wall-e. but that`s all i`m saying.

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