Assignment 9- Church

 Something that really bothers me is oil rigs. I just need someone to explain to me why we have them in the middle of the ocean, and how we can just leave it in the middle of the ocean where there is the possibility of the oil spilling into the entire ocean. This is not only terrible for the environment but terrible for economics as well. I don't understand how no one can do anything about. All of the nations leaders are just sitting around looking at each other while no one does anything. Not only is that millions of dollars in oil wasted, but it would be contaminating the water and killing off fish that countries might use as their main food source. But not only the fish; turtles, dolphins, whales, sharks, coral, and other sort of life in the ocean. All of them will die and or get sick and die because of these oil spills. Take for example the Persian Gulf oil spill. It was estimated that anywhere from 370 to 520 million gallons of oil were spilled into the gulf. This major oil spill killed off most of the birds found in the gulfs because oil coated their coats leaving them unable to fly. Not only are the birds affected by this because, when oil coats the sea otters it can cause them to obtain hypothermia and die. Overall I just think it is a waste that all of the geniuses of the world haven't come up with a way to stop the use of oil because it is killing our environment.