BP Oil Spill

The BP Oil Spill has been officially labeled the worst ecological disaster in history. As Miss Teen Earth United States; an advocate for environmental awareness, an advocate for protecting our Earth, an advocate for alternative energy.... you can only imagine the rage that this has caused within me.

For 2 months now I have been watching the news everyday hoping for a miracle, hoping that there would be some positivity in sight. I am heart broken everyday as attempts to clean up the spill are not successful. Newest reports label the end to be no sooner than August 1st, 2 months from now!




Today the news has reported that the oil will begin to spill onto Florida's beaches.

This officially hits home for me.

I have always grown up at the beach. My whole life I have never been more than an hour's drive. I have spent endless vacations in the sand and even spent an entire summer living right on the beach last year.

The beach is a place of serenity, peace, relaxation, and beauty to me; NOT a place for toxic waste!



The most unfortunate aspect of this situation is that what's done has been done. The rig has already exploded, the oil has already infiltrated the ocean, over 522 birds have already been found dead and covered in oil.

I hope that this will be a rude awakening to ALL POLITICIANS in our country that IT IS TIME to start investing more in alternative energy.



We need to make a move away from drilling. Drilling over in foreign countries ended up hurting us. Drilling offshore ended up contaminating our ocean.

Lets adopt eco-friendly alternative energy that we can produce right in the United States!

I hope that if anything, this disaster will help us prepare better for the future.


We need to ban together as a country to help clean up this mess. Its far too easy to place the responsibility on BP alone but when it comes down to it, a disaster of SUCH EPIC PROPORTION is going to require the work of BP, our National Government, Non-Profit Organizations, and the help of everyone who lives in this country!

Additionally, lets not let this happen again!

We need to begin to move in a more positive direction in order to preserve our Earth and the wildlife that shares our Home.


With Love,
Jolie Noelle Schamber
Miss Teen Earth United States