BP

I camped out at the beach last night and today I was reading a story about the BP oil spill and was absolutely disgusted. Just the idea that I wouldn't be able to spend time at the water's edge and witness all the gorgeousness that surrounded me last night, made me really upset. I just don't understand why this has not been fixed yet. I don't pretend to be intelligent in this area of thinking, and I know so very little about it, but surely there is someone who could think of a constructive and practical way of getting this eradicated.

The amount of wildlife that is being affected at present and possibly in the future, is ridiculous. These are creatures that have done nothing but live, yet they are being killed because of our selfishness. In class we spoke about the electric cars of the 90s and about how the idea of them had been tossed because of money issues, but it just does not make any sense to me. If there are so many individuals who want the world to be greener and healthier, then why is so little being done to make changes?

I try to do things the right way, but there is only so much one person can do. One person changing cannot do what is needed. I think change is bad to most people. If their current life is not being altered in a negative way, then why change it? The thought of the future and of all of the people whose lives we are putting in jeopardy so rarely cross our minds, but we should be thinking of the future, but it's so difficult to do. I admit that as much as I try to live a greener lifestyle, it is much easier said than done.