apparently some people think the oil spill isn’t that bad!

which is a bit nuts.

but ‘Of Pelicans and Petrol’ says it better than I ever could
This is a fantastic article on why oil spills are bad – with a particular focus on wildlife
called
‘Well allow me to retort’

bird_in_oil

the BP oil spill is bad ,very bad, lets not whitewash it – let’s at least be realistic and say so if something is bad, then perhaps we can think about what we need to do to fix it!

About Sylvia McLain

Girl, Interrupting aka Dr. Sylvia McLain used to be an academic, but now is trying to figure out what's next. She is also a proto-science writer, armchair philosopher, amateur plumber and wanna-be film-critic. You can follow her on Twitter @DrSylviaMcLain and Instagram @sylviaellenmclain
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4 Responses to apparently some people think the oil spill isn’t that bad!

  1. Teresa says:

    Link didn’t work for me.

  2. Claire says:

    Brilliantly written! 😉

  3. Jesso says:

    This depressed me.

    http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,693359,00.html

    Expert Recommends Killing Oil-Soaked Birds

    “A German biologist says that efforts to clean oil-drenched birds in the Gulf of Mexico are in vain. For the birds’ sake, it would be faster and less painful if animal-rescue workers put them under, she says. Studies and other experts back her up.”

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