Friend of the Environment...Ms. Sarah H

Hey Ms. Sarah, on behalf of Mother Nature:

THANKS, LADY!

My dear friend Sarah has just returned home from caring for oiled birds in Louisiana. Yes, the birds that have been appearing covered in oil courtesy of BP and their bumbling. Admittedly, I don't know much about the hows and whys of this disaster (I don't like to watch the news-it makes me angry. I prefer to simply get onto my soapbox and bitch about it instead), but really, how much longer can this go on? I don't care about BP or how much this disaster is going to cost them. I care about about the toll on the environment.

The toll on the environment is exactly what Sarah has seen first-hand as she worked 15-hour shifts in sweltering heat to clean, care for and rehabilitate these birds. Not to mention the snakes and other wildlife she encountered on her porch when she came home for the day (snakes-eep)! Ms. Sarah worked hard for a month and has come home to tell us about it. We should all listen to her experiences and learn from them. I hope I never have to see oiled birds popping up in my Vancouver coast backyard, but when I go to the beach or look out at the water from downtown, all I see are tanker ships. It could so easily happen here.

Yes, there are many environmental issues out there, but the BP Gong Show has brought the oil/water debate to our dinner tables. Sarah has done her fair share (and will continue to do more, I am sure) for Mother Nature, and so I say... again... Thanks!

From one treehugger to another - I salute you, madam!

Read about Sarah's adventures on her blog (which I am following - you can find the link to the left), which is also where I snagged the photo of the baby pelican.