Sylvia Earle Quotes
Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher - and humans, as well as the corals, fish and other creatures, are suffering the consequences.
Earle, Sylvia. "Gulf Oil Spill: A Hole in the World." National Geographic, May 2010.
12 Years later, the BP Rig Deepwater Horizon failed and a huge amount of oil was released and polluted the Gulf of Mexico shores with the liability extending to many billions of dollars. Most of the members of Chafee’s own party wanted to seriously limit the liability of oil rig operators, but a few Republicans let by Chafee voting with the Democrats kept a high enough liability and BP and their subcontractors paid for most of the damage.
Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998. She is also part of the group Ocean Elders, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife.
