Oceana on Oil Spill: Demanding Action and Solutions
In reaction to recent reports of oil spills in Montana, China and the North Sea, and in advance of the July 15th anniversary of the capping of the Deepwater Horizon oil well, Oceana’s senior campaign director Jacqueline Savitz issued the following statement:
“Next Friday, July 15th, marks the one-year anniversary of the capping of the Deepwater Horizon oil well, finally plugging the three-month long offshore drilling fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico. One year later, we continue to see oil spills in every ocean where drill rigs and platforms are operating, yet Congress has not passed a single law to protect the marine environment or the communities and economies that rely on clean oceans.
Recent reports from the United Kingdom cite more than 100 significant oil and gas spills last year in the North Sea alone. The company responsible for the most spills on that list is not an obscure operation, it is Shell, the company that claims it can drill safely enough to be allowed access to America’s sensitive and pristine Arctic Ocean. If the North Sea is any indication, we shouldn’t let them anywhere near the Arctic.
