Sea Save Foundation
Contributor
We need to examine two top news stories. "Safe Drilling" has been given the U.S. green light in the Arctic. Yet, in Santa Barbara we are seeing pictures like this. Did Santa Barbara based Exxon executives elect to use the "unsafe drilling manual" or are policy makers completely oblivious to the reality and dangers of offshore drilling? If the gentle conditions in Santa Barbara can still yield mistakes, what will happen in the harsh conditions in the Arctic?