Will Newfoundland escape a Gulf-sized oil disaster?

Last night I read that work will begin soon on a 2,600 meter deep offshore well on Canada’s east coast.

I know about the economic and environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused by a massive blowout that took place in black, frigid waters 1,600 meters below the surface. In that case, the final outcome of the battle between man and nature is still undecided but I’m certain it’s going to cost mankind and nature a bundle.

(Will the sale of fossil fuels make it all even out in the end?)

Though a Chevron spokesperson told news media that the company would be careful to prevent a spill like the one in the Gulf, I worry, that at 2,600 meters - the deepest offshore oil well in Canada’s history - we may be getting in over our heads.


Would money invested in oil exploration and drilling be better spent on alternative sources of energy and conservation measures?

Because of the costly drama unfolding in the Gulf, I lean toward alternative measures, including conservation, more and more.

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Does “we’ll be careful” do it for you? Inspire you with confidence?

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