The pollution continues

“In a statement, Kevin Koenig, energy and climate director of the environmental group Amazon Watch, said, ‘This latest spill shows once again that Ecuador’s oil infrastructure is built to spill. Despite promises to use state of the art technology and alleged commitments to environmental responsibility, Ecuador is averaging two oil spills per week. … Government plans to double production and expand extraction deeper into the Amazon will only lead to more of the same.” (Romo, 2022)

Yasuni National Park contains over a billion barrels of oil, but it is also one of the most biodiverse places on the planet (Romo, 2022). This begs the question–which is more important, oil or preserving the environment that is home to people, animals, and plants ?

But wait…this has nothing to do with ME, right? WRONG.

Where do you think our gas comes from?

Our dependency on oil has far-reaching impacts.