Breaking news this morning:
Oil Rig Explosion and Fire in Gulf Coast, Two Missing
An oil and gas rig off the coast of Louisiana was hit by an explosion and fire this morning, leaving crew members missing.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that a Black Elk Energy Co. oil and natural gas platform had some sort of explosion occur in the gulf, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky over Louisiana.
Two people are missing and "probably overboard," according to Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega.
The US Coast Guard confirms that a rig explosion occurred in West Cote Blanche in the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 16, 2012.
Four people aboard the platform were airlifted for medical treatment.
The platform was located about 20 nautical miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana.
We just don't, as a nation and world, also include these additional, very real costs into the price of a barrel of oil.
This is the second oil platform explosion in recent time, as we know. This time 2 people are missing--hopefully they'll be found and in good condition--four more flown to hospitals. This, on top of the Deepwater Horizon debacle.
And then there's the pollution from drilling for oil and then it's after effects, putting pollution--dirt, really--into the air along with carbon dioxide.
The thing is, it shows, all the more, why we need, as a planet, to get closer and closer to using solar power, preferably with photovoltaic cells to heat and cool our buildings but also for transportation.
Or don't we want to also get out of the Middle East, with all its ancient wars?
Link: http://abcnews.go.com/US/oil-rig-fire-gulf-coast-crew-members-missing/story?id=17739184
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