June 7th, 2010
Although I've been hearing from most people I ask, including people who work in Alberta's Tar Sands, that the gulf oil spill is a huge disaster that should mean tougher regulations and oversight on the oil companies, it doesn't hit quite close to home since it's so far away.
Well it may not take too long for Canadians, especially those in my home province of Nova Scotia to realize that this is a far bigger issue than they may have thought. In a June 3rd report released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the National Science Foundation includes some startling projections for the path of the oil.
Watch Spill Projection Video at YouTube
This projection shows the path of the oil approaching the Grand Banks and Sable Island. While they state that the levels of oil concentration should be at acceptable levels by the time they reach Europe, Nova Scotia is still pretty far from Europe.
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