The explosion is said to have been cause by a sudden bubble of methane gas. Impossible to predict. But certainly a probable outcome of drilling. Reason should dictate that such an explosion would cause the oil tanker to sink. And that sealing a hole in the ocean floor would be challenging at best, and impossible at worst. Reality is dictating the worst.

Here’s what I don’t get; We’re all born with common sense. We know that error happens. We know what the fall out of possible error is. And yet our governments continue to invest in unsustainable energy sources. What if this had been a nuclear tailing pond, which must stand undisturbed for 100,000 years to neutralize the effects?

Errors happen. Maybe it’s time we start accounting for that in initial plans.

While much has been written of the influx in piracy off the coast of Somalia, it’s important to note that the vast majority of these illegal fishing boats are foreign owned. Corporate ships from the foreign waters of Europe, South America and China currently account for upward of 700 boats illegally trawling of the coast of Somalia. Off the coast of Guinea, 60% of all boats are there illegally.

Now here’s what I don’t get: Everyone knows that global fisheries are collapsing. In April the EU launched aircraft patrol to insure over fishing of the Blue Fin Tuna didn’t occur during the fishing season (though why we still fish for a recognized endangered species at all is beyond me…) In May, a study which aggregated historical abundance of marine life confirmed a dramatic drop in species abundance, with today’s oceans containing only one 10th of what existed in days past.

Why are we still fishing? More importantly, why are we stealing fish from foreign waters? Much is made of the practice of using malaria nets for fishing. While I certainly don’t condone the practice, I’ll take it over illegal commercial long lines, trawling for endangered species and leaving hungry people hungrier.