Awwww, its your fault

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, otherwise known as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is a massive ongoing environmental disaster, that started with an oil well blowout on April 20, 2010. Those are the facts. People were drilling for oil and for some reason unbeknownst to many of us, one thing led to another and there are (by British Petroleum's numbers) 5,000 barrels to as much as 100,000 barrels of crude oil a day. The controversy does not surround the obvious realities, but around a nostalgic need for adults to pull from their childhood days and say, "Awwwwww, it wasn't my fault."

Offshore drilling typically refers to the discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater. Most commonly, the term is used to describe oil extraction off the coasts of continents, though the term can also apply to drilling in lakes and inland seas. The drilling taking place around the Macondo Prospect Oil Field, which is controlled by BP (British Petroleum). The platform, Deepwater Horizon, was owned by a group called Transocean, but was being leased by BP. The Almighty Halliburton, also played a role in operations, cementing certain parts of the rig.

On the morning of April 20th, there was (by all accounts) a blowout of the rig and this subsequently led to the oil slick which is having a devastating impact on the Gulf Coast. BP originally said they would take responsibility and pay for the clean-up, but weeks later each of the three contributing corporations are still at a stalemate. A decent amount of American citizens live and thrive thanks in part to the environment of the Gulf Coast. More socially speaking, young adults spend the beginning of Spring in places located all along the Gulf. Its a place that thrives because of its environment, but these corporations have lost track of its importance. Albeit greed, ambition or plain ignorance, this issue will impact the United States in ways we will only understand later in time.

Pointing the finger will not help. Blaming the President will not help. More importantly, doing nothing will not help. Finding the solutions to the problems should be the goal in stopping the oil from gushing out of the broken oil rig. We can sit around and point out blame for hours at a time, but that helps no one.