Where were you on April 20, 2010?
Don’t remember? Me either. But perhaps we should have remembered where we were on April 20 when the BP oil rig exploded. The spill will impact our lives in the way many other infamous events have.
It would be easy to ignore the spill – treat it as something that doesn’t affect you or me. But, I believe that as travelers we have a greater awareness of the interconnectedness of our world.
Instead of being paralyzed by an inability to make a big impact, think about the smaller ways you can make a difference. This post has a great list of things you can do to help with the Gulf Oil Spill (from volunteering, to donating, to buying fewer products made with petroleum.) You can stay updated with these NY Times interactive maps and media.
But, if you do nothing else, watch this video by the Environmental Defense Fund:
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I live in Florida and I can honeslty say the oil spill has changed my life, but not for better.
The music made it more dramatic. Personally, I haven’t yet felt the change or impact but I’m pretty sure that it has caused havoc in our ecosystem.