On air: Will the oil spill change the way we use energy?
|17:00 UK time, Tuesday, 15 June 2010
There's been lots of pick up on President Obama's 9/11 comment comparing it to the BP oil spill.
"In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,"
Here's more on that interview.
This blog calls the comparison a 'cheap sound bite' that demeans the memory of 9/11.
But this article believes his comments have been taken out of context - the spill is likely to shape future energy policy like US foreign policy was shaped by 9/11.
Thomas Friedman feels the President is missing out on an opportunity to jump start a debate on greener energy.
This article draws comparison to the Niger Delta, one of the most polluted places in the world.
'Imagine BP's Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil disaster happening every single year, with little or no public outcry, no media coverage, and all but silence from government and the companies involved. Welcome to Nigeria.'
Has the Gulf oil Spill been the wake up call the world needed? Or will it be 'business as usual' once a solution is found?
