A scientist for the National Wildlife Federation , Doug Inkley, has criticised what he described as America's "addiction to oil". Inkley stated it is ultimately responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year. Doug Inkley, a senior scientist working for the National Wildlife Federation , said that [the United States of] America's "addiction to oil" was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster six months ago. Inkley commented on the incident, six months after the explosion which killed eleven rig workers and resulted in over 170 million gallons of crude oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico causing damage to marine wildlife habitats as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries. Inkley is a senior scientist working for the National Wildlife Federation . He stated, "Looking back at what we knew six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska illustrates the danger of too quickly drawing conclusions about the full impacts of the Gulf oil disaster." His remarks echo those issued by another environmental organisation in July. Greenpeace demanded that BP , who the United States Congress has blamed for the disaster, take a "new direction" and end an "obsession with high risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil." Inkley said incidents in the past showed there can be far-reaching effects. "The Exxon Valdez disaster was not simply one ecosystem earthquake – the aftershocks have continued to this day," he said, citing the 1989 disaster which occurred when an oil tanker ran aground in the Gulf of Alaska .
A for the , Doug Inkley, has criticised what he described as America's "addiction to oil". Inkley stated it is ultimately responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year. Doug Inkley, a senior scientist working for the , said that [the United States of] America's "addiction to oil" was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster six months ago. Inkley commented on the incident, six months after the explosion which killed eleven rig workers and resulted in over 170 million gallons of leaking into the causing damage to as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries. Inkley is a senior scientist working for the . He stated, "Looking back at what we knew six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska illustrates the danger of too quickly drawing conclusions about the full impacts of the Gulf oil disaster." His remarks echo those issued by another environmental organisation in July. Greenpeace demanded that , who the has blamed for the disaster, take a "new direction" and end an "obsession with high risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil." Inkley said incidents in the past showed there can be far-reaching effects. "The disaster was not simply one ecosystem earthquake – the aftershocks have continued to this day," he said, citing which occurred when an ran aground in the .
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