An oil rig, owned by Mariner Energy Inc., exploded in the Gulf of Mexico today. The Coast Guard previously reported a mile-long oil sheen from the burning platform, but the Coast Guard is now “unable to confirm its earlier report that a mile-long oil sheen was spreading from the platform, [but] . . . the platform fire has been extinguished.” The most recent report says the fire “‘wasn’t a blowout, [and] it’s not an explosion.’” Also, the “platform’s seven wells were ‘shut in’ at the time.”
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Yeah, and it’s not the last one. There’s no safe way of offshore drilling whatsoever. By the way, pelicans need our help because of oil spill. Moreover, they are dying at the west coast too.
There is only one way to save pelicans – to put them back on the endangered species list. Rescue centers need financial support from the state and Federal authorities. Our pelicans depend on it. There’s a petition on Change.org titled “Save U.S. pelicans”, and I’d love your support. You can sign the petition in less than 30 seconds by clicking the link below:
http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/please_help_us_to_save_our_pelicans
Thanks so much for the help!
nellypc