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For marine life – It’s an ecological emergency: Oil from the massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico has started reaching coastal wetlands along the Louisiana coast and is expected to reach the shores of Mississippi and Alabama as well. And while the initial effects of the massive Gulf Coast oil leak could be devastating to coastal wetlands and beaches, the subsequent cleanup could be even more damaging to the sensitive eco-systems.
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In a bid for the US to become totally self-sufficient when it comes to energy, President Obama has announced that oil companies should be allowed to drill for oil in the oceans off the US coasts for the first time in decades. Will we see more oil spills? Although thousands of birds and mammals were killed immediately following the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989, the long-term effects of oil exposure on the region’s wildlife remain a concern today, over 20 years later.
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Have our invasions of the Middle East been useless? – Did we invade the Middle East as a retaliation for 911 or for the oil? A couple of years ago, in the midst of hysteria about the oil shortage, we reported that oil may not really be a fossil fuel after all. A group of Swedish researchers have managed to prove that fossils from animals and plants are not necessary for the creation of crude oil and natural gas.
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We know the climate will be healthier if we switch from gasoline to biofuel, solar fuel and wind power. It turns out that PEOPLE will be healthier too.

It’s not just the air we breathe, it’s the workers who toil in the industries that are associated fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas. These are dangerous jobs!
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