Oil Crisis in Gulf of Mexico
Friends,
As i write this brief blog to you today I am reading from USA Today, where two pieces of data are mentioned. First, scientists estimate that the BP oil spill amounted to approximately 205.8 million gallons of oil being spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. Second, that scientists estimate that 75% of the oil has been contained in one way or another. Scientists are stating that this is good news and that the residual from the oil spill might be shorter in nature rather than longer. My question is: “That leaves more than 50 million gallons of oil wandering around the Gulf. What is happening to contain that oil as well?”
Fishing areas are being opened again and there is talk of lifting the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf. All of that is helping those who were hardest hit by the crisis – the local people – the employees of these industries. My prayer continues to be that the well is permanently killed and that the Gulf of Mexico returns to normal. May it be so!!
Shalom,
Marvin L. Groote, Interim General Presbyter
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