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Chinese authorities are struggling to contain the environmental and economic damage of a major oil spill in the Yellow sea which began last Friday.

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It seems that this day and age the earth is rife with environmental destruction. What can one person do in the face of such disasters? I think the first and most important thing the individual can do is engage in discussion and actively face the reality of the situation. Changing your purchasing habits, volunteering, giving money to environmental agencies and pressuring our elected officials are among the actions that are immediately available to the average person.
And when the oil washes up on your beach? You roll up your sleeves and use your bare hands.

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  • http://www.squidoo.com/leatherarmchairsearch Oren Florido

    The gulf oil spill is without doubt one of the most terrible atrocities of this millennium. While the destruction of the twin towers was limited to that small area of ground zero, this oil spill stretches out across the sea, upon wildlife, long stretches of coast as well as local tourism and other industry. I really hope that this atrocity is solved as best as is possible.

  • http://www.robinwang.co.uk Robin

    I live there in Dalian.Got the news when I was on a business trip.It’s a scar of this city.But just after two days of the event,Dalian disappeared from the TV news.Those inshore fishermen families would have to suffer the great damages.And they have to clean the water themselves…I even dunno what measures the government is planning to take and how Dalian would be supported,or is the government busy controlling the media so that they could comfort the public that “No impacts on tourism”.

  • http://theirstaxblog.com Rodney Ruggero

    First the BP Gulf oil spill, now we see that the Mariner Energy rig has blown up in Louisiana. I sure hope that this doesn’t mean more environmental damage. On the other hand, this nation needs this homegrown energy. This such a complicated problem to figure out. I’m not sure what the solution is.

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