Sierra Club: "Oil spill is America's Chernobyl"

[kpete]

Sierra Club: "Oil spill is America's Chernobyl"
Posted: May 01, 2010 2:42 PM PDT Updated: May 01, 2010 8:02 PM PDT

By Doug Walker – bio | email

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Louie Miller with the Sierra Club said, "Unfortunately, the genie is out of the bottle with this oil spill, and I don't think I'm overstating the case by saying this is America's Chernobyl."

With those words, Miller told a large audience that more help is needed to contain the spill.

"We have to have, as after Katrina, a military response to address this issue."

Supporters carried signs and applauded the words of the speakers. One of those was the president of the coast charter boat association, Captain Tom Becker.

"You go out there and catch a fish," Becker said. "Are you going to want to eat it after the oil comes in for awhile?"

more:
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=12410421

[doc03]

1. I think that is a bit premature n/t

[starroute]

2. And precisely what is the military supposed to do?

They don't have the technical expertise. There are no rioting mobs or floods of refugees to suppress. So what damn use would they be?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Actaully they have Navy ships that can set up booms

and both the navy and the AF have planes capable of putting out dispersant.

I also could point out that for TACTICAL reasons the US Navy is actually pretty good about cleaning out spills.

In fact, Navy ships have less crap in bilge water, again tactical reasons, in particular subs. I mean if you see an oil slick in the water in the middle of nowhere...

[BlooInBloo]

3. It's only a matter of time before people start saying it's worse than Hiroshima.