This week scientists tried to block the hole in the ocean floor but failed. Apparenly it was too cold at the depth the hole is at so the block froze and it didnt let the oil flow up and out of the block. This is a very bad thing because the hole is releasing 5,000 of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. It has already been a week since the accident and it has released a ridiculous amount of oil. Now scientists are trying a new block to see if it works and if it doesnt they are going to try and block the hole with tons of debris.
I think that they shouldn't try the smaller block contraption because from what they have stated it follows the same technique and build of the last block. That one didnt work and I dont believe that this one will work either. Scientists need to be working on projects that will work better than the block because of many reasons. One is that all that oil is going to waste and in this day and age people need gas but wont buy it if its too expensive. Another reason is because all the enviornment around and in the Gulf are being poluted and its killing all of the wildlife there.
I agree with Gavin. The smaller block may seem to work worse than the last one. I think new ways are needed to decide how to hold the oil in a small compact space. If scientists were to hurry and figure this part out, the damage that it will do will be much less.
ReplyDeleteI think that the people should try whatever is possible in order to fix this issue. It is a huge problem and it is killing a bunch of the wildlife in this area. Something needs to be done, and done quickly so that this spill can be fixed and cleaned up and some of the wildlife is preserved. At this rate, the spill won't be fixed and the wildlife is going to die.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good excuse to start investing in alternative fuels. We've been running out of oil, and spills like this aren't necessarily rare. People never stop learning after graduating from school, so let's learn from this and focus on other forms of energy. Oil harms the environment, anyway.
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