Things WE can do to prevent a future oil crisis like this

What a relief. Our worries are over now, we can relax. I hope the oil crisis we experienced will change people's minds into becoming less dependent on oil. We have to open our eyes people! One day we can have all the oil in the world, but the next it could all be gone. We should think of alternatives to oil in order to save our petroleum from future outages like this one. For example, we can ride our bikes to not far away places, carpool with other people, use public transportation, use canvas bags instead of plastic bags when you go to the grocery store, shop locally, recycle, buy/ use energy efficient products, unplug any electronic device when it's not in use, etc. We should also write to our government representatives about ways we can depend less on oil--their there to represent us so why not ask to help make an impact on saving our oil. It can all be done if we all cooperate. LET'S DECREASE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT =)


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Personally, I will try my best to not slip back into old habits. For instance, I now know that riding my bike helps the environment and it gives me a better view of my beautiful community so I think I'll keep riding my bike anywhere I go (that is close enough ;p).

In Loving Memory of Dewey Revette (R.I.P. 4/20/2010)

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It’ll be three weeks tomorrow since the last time I saw my beloved little brother. To think that he got up that morning, got ready to go to work and left the house without knowing it would be his last to live, it kills me inside. I wasn’t there for him. It seems to me like his life was taken away in vain because there is rarely any mention of his name today. The local news only mentions the economical, political and environmental effects from this accident but does not recognize those killed in the accident. I mean, sure, marine life is at risk of dying and becoming extinct, but we would like for a proper memorial service to be done for the 11 lives lost on the day of April 20th. Given the fact that we can no longer recover their bodies, we also wish to visit the last place they were standing to lay a wreath and pray—maybe that will bring closure to all the grieving families.

My condolence goes to all the families suffering from the loss of a loved one in the oil rig explosion.

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The oil crisis is bringing us downhill, slowly but greatly!

My gosh! This whole situation has gotten out of control; businesses all over the city are shutting down, unemployment rates are rising and soon our transportation could be cut down. I am beginning to worry that this could be the end of our oil days. Just the other day I was walking down the street, when I looked to my left I saw a CLOSED sign in the front window of a store. I thought to myself, what has this situation brought upon us? And now that's all people around town are talking about--businesses are losing money and are being forced to close. My neighbor is also talking about possibly losing his job because the company he works in is losing profits in shipments they make across town. If all this goes downhill we could possibly face another recession.
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One thing I am doing to help out reduce the usage of oil is replacing my drive to the supermarket, or any other place less than 2 miles away from home, with bicycling. I think it be best if everyone started doing this, replace their short distance drives with a ride on their bike--whether it be going around the block or riding to the mall. By using our cars less we can save all the oil wasted in unnecessary drives to use in something else, like cleansing products. After all, we all want to be clean, right?! My other plan is to buy solar panels to put on top of my roof, which means I'll have solar energy.

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