Oil Spill Cleanup in Gulf of Mexico

We as a society are very dependent on energy. Many science projects Sometimes this need for energy puts the environment around us at risk. This is exactly what happened in the Gulf of Mexico. While drilling for oil deep under water is quite common practice the risks were brought out by the explosion which occurred in April this year.

The whole oil rig sank and the oil well started spewing oil into the waters of the gulf. It is now considered one of the largest environmental disasters in terms of oil spills to have ever hit the coast of the United States. The company responsible for the spill is BP and it is now launching a massive clean up operation.

Maybe this economic and environmental disaster has brought home the need to have alternative fuel and energy sources even more into the lime light. Harnessing green energy or renewable energy sources has never been as big a priority as it is today.

Many science projects use solar cells and may seem like fun, but now its time to get serious about actually using the solar energy in ways so that you no longer need an electrical connection from a power plant using coal or thermal fuel to generate that power.