Reply #5: Not the end of the Gulf Coast but a huge environmental disaster that will take years and years

[Jennicut]

to clean up. The Exxon Valdez disaster happened in the early 90's and hasn't that taken forever to clean up? This will take way longer that that. Forever? No. A damn long time? Yeah.

"Almost 20 years after the spill, a team of scientists at the University of North Carolina found that the effects are lasting far longer than expected. The team estimates some shoreline Arctic habitats may take up to 30 years to recover. Exxon Mobil denies any concerns over this, stating that they anticipated a remaining fraction that they assert will not cause any long-term ecological impacts, according to the conclusions of 350 peer-reviewed studies. However, a study from scientists from the NOAA concluded that this contamination can produce chronic low-level exposure, discourage subsistence where the contamination is heavy, and decrease the "wilderness character" of the area.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill

30 years to fully recover! Just think about that and how long it will take the Gulf Coast to recover? And what if it comes up the East Coast? Many think it will. If it goes into the Gulf Stream it could go right up the East Coast.