Article: Community Resilience and Oil Spills in Coastal Louisiana | BIOL_115 – Environmental Science | Professor Dr. Heather Smith | Written By: Davin Alex | 10/28/2012 |

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Write A Paper That Identifies What Question Is Being Debated.
After reading the article on, “Community Resilience and Oil Spills in Coastal Louisiana”, it is quite clear that the unnoted question is, “How have the oil spill affected the coastal Louisiana—the pros, the cons, the cause, and the effects. For several months, this particular oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has dominated international headlines. Since offshore oil extraction began in the 1930s, these coastal residents have coped with spills and other forms of ecological damage caused by exploration and pipeline-related activities. The harms of oil drilling along offshore coasts have been manifested by the recent accident the Deepwater Horizon exploration-well located in the Gulf of Mexico. It's easy to see the damage done to oceans, marine inhabitants and coastal communities, but there are other harmful effects as well (http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/71987.aspx).
I live in Florida, and I have personally spoken to former residents of Louisiana, and they have stated that the discomfort of how their once clean and beautiful waters was appealing. Due to the spill, the waters are being scorned and to make matters worse it has affected most of the businesses on the coast, negatively.
Identify The Position(s) Taken In The Article.
To conclude, I would like to add that another on the line question is, “What will the leaders of the nation do to perfect such a disaster from happening again?” solution is something called a relief well. The idea is simple: BP is drilling a new well that will meet up with the existing well shaft a couple of miles below the ocean floor. Once the oil is