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You Can't Fly Forever

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This piece was inspired by the Bruce Springsteen song "Lost in the Flood" in which there was a lyric that states:

"Hey man, is that oil?"
"Naw, that ain't oil that's blood."

The lyrics, though out of context in this sense have never been more appropriate than when referring to the oil spill in the gulf.

The pelican may be able to fly still, but he can't fly forever.

The effect of the BP oil spill has been horrendous. The gulf is covered in poison and it's all due to faulty leadership from BP executives. Not to say that any of the other oil companies are any less guilty on the matter.

Not only have the people living on the coast been very adversely effected, but the wildlife of the area has not only been poisoned due to a man made disaster, but BP took it into there hands to burn the oil on the surface of the water as a motion to show that they were trying to help, consequently many hundreds of animals have been burned alive.

This is a situation that if humans were faced with we would immediately start calling the apocalypse. Why should these animals have to suffer something they can't comprehend because of America's obsession with oil, and the republican parties affair with big business?

How can you help?

so the truth is, the damage is done, however their are ways for us not-there people to help.


Boycotting gas stations that use Bp's product may seem like a great way to smack the company in the face, but the truth is, this could have been any gas company. So unless you decide to drop personal motorized vehicles completely I don't see the use in it. Plus, only boycotting one gas station will just force their prices down, and consequently America will just buy more from those stations.

personally, I like not endorsing politicians who support destroying the environment from oil, be more politically aware in elections, specific politicians include Joe L. Barton who apologized to Bp for America's demanding they take care of the mess they've created.

There are also quite a few groups you can donate too, personally I liked the Tshirt company Threadless's effort to donate to the cause:

[link]

I'll post more of those later.

alright, lastly, you can check out the deviant Yummei's article on the whole or deal it goes more into depth then what I have to say here does:

[link]

Anyways, just keep aware remember that America is still a democracy no matter how weak it may seem.
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1448x2103px 1.15 MB
Make
HP
Model
HP pst3200
Date Taken
Jul 17, 2010, 8:01:16 PM
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I wish people wouldn’t spill oil there is no reason for it and great job is beautiful and sad because it is what is really happening to the earth 🌏😿🦊🦁🐵🐶🐱🐻🐮🐔🐧🐦🐤🐹🐨🐽🐰🐯🐸🦈🐙🐢🐍🦑🦟🦗🕷🦂🦕🦖🦞🦐🦀🦎🐊🦈🐅🐆🦏🦛🐘🦍🦓🐪🐫🦒🦘🐃🐏🐖🐎🐄🐂🐑🦙🐐🦌🐕🐩🐈🐓🦃🦚🦝🐇🕊🦢🦜🦡🐁🐀🐿🦔🐉🌸🌼🌻💐🌹🌷🥀🥀😿😿😿😿 awesome job keep up the good work