Oil Upon The Waters

Who would have thought that the Gulf oil spill would still be spewing after more than a month? It is easy to lay blame on BP or the government. But instead of finger pointing, shouldn't BP and the government be working hand in hand to fix the problem?
Instead of charging BP with criminal offenses, why isn't the administration putting every agency at BP's disposal to fix this situation?
There are many questions to ask after the matter has been resolved, but until then, what is wrong with working together for a common goal? My heart breaks for the wildlife and the destruction of our landscape. But where are the outcries from the wildlife agencies? Whenever we have natural disasters, like the Haiti earthquakes, America rushes forth, holding telethons to raise money for aiding those in need. Who is stepping forth now to help those who cannot help themselves; those who are mired in the oil and are dying by the thousands. All I hear is silence. Where is PETA? Where is the National Wildlife Society?
As the people of the south are once again devastated, their careers dealt a knockout blow that they may never recover from, where is the outrage? Where are the celebrities offering to raise money for them? It's very quiet out there.
America is busy laying blame to the oil companies and Obama stands around looking at bubbles of oil rushing up our pristine beaches with no passion for what is happening to our country. All he can think about is blaming the oil company.
They do have questions to answer, to a lot of people and the blame is squarely on their shoulders, but let's resolve the problem; plug the leak before we start the seesaw game of whose fault the leak is. Let's save our wildlife, our sea creatures, before they are depleted by yet another man-made disaster.
My question is this: Is there no one in this whole United States of America, no engineers, no scientists, who know how to plug a leak under water? Is there no means of vaccuuming up the oil? Granted, the leak is miles deep, and whose fault is that? Obama has to bear the responsiblity of setting the rules for off shore drilling. The environmentalists who brought the off shore specifications have made it impossible for the resolution to this problem and must share in some of the blame. If the leak were closer to the surface, we know if would have been repaired by now and the devastation would not have been as bad.
The answer is not to stop off shore drilling. The answer is setting laws and guidelines that will allow the extraction of oil without putting our shores and the wildlife therein in jeopardy.
And yes, to find better fuel options. They want to make cars that don't use oil as fuel. But there are other options as well: clean coal technology. President Bush brought this up but no one would listen. Yes, it would take time, but if they had started 4 or 5 years ago, we'd be halfway there by now.
There is enough blame to go around. But will America learn from this? Let's hope so. We have received a blow just as devastating as the attacks of 9/11. Will the people of Lousiana, Mississippi. Alabama, and Florida recover? Only time will tell. The seafood industry has been dealt a crippling blow. It will take years to recover from his tragedy, if we ever do. ~ One Voice