Israel and Oil Spills?

As the world watches the disaster that is taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, there are a few events happening closer to Israel that are worth taking note of.

In the last week its been reported that there has been an oil spill in the Egyptian Red Sea that was not as contained as the Egyptian authorities initially claimed. While the spill does now appear to have been stopped, the Egyptian government has most likely not been entirely honest about the amount of oil spilled in the pristine coral reefs and marine areas of the Red Sea. With such close proximity to Israel this is an issue that should be of more concern to Israelis.

In recent years Israel has found enormous gas deposits in its northern waters. While a potential economic boon to the economy, I would hope that the Gulf and Red Sea spills would serve as a warning to the government about the potential ecological disasters that can happen. There needs to be strong safety regulations in place so that we don't have to read similar headlines in Israeli papers to those all over the US for the past few months since the Gulf spill began.

LeadEarth

Israel and Oil Spills?