Images like the one above are nothing short of horrific. It’s so easy to abuse our environment and shrug off the consequences when we don’t see them. And then a tragedy like the Gulf Oil Spill happens, and we start seeing images like this one, and I cringe. This isn’t just BP’s fault, or an inept U.S. Government’s fault. It’s my fault. This is the cost I pay for choosing the lifestyle I do, even when I try to mitigate the effects of that lifestyle by paying extra for renewable electricity sources, walking places as often as possible, reducing use of plastics, etc.
These images have far-reaching consequences. Not just for oil, or for the environment, but even for things as simple as the food we eat. I see images like this one, and I have to ask: how does the Gulf Oil spill affect seafood safety? I don’t really know the answer to that question, so I asked Norbert Sporns of HQ Sustainable to help.