Magnolia Springs into Action

Posted on June 10, 2010
Filed Under oil spill |

By Erin Molon

While many of us are stunned at the devastation of the oil spill, unsure of how to respond, residents of a small town in Alabama are taking matters into their own hands.

According to Fox News, Magnolia Springs has decided to rent 9 barges (for the bill of $6,000 a day) to block of their local bay. These barges protect against waves that might disrupt several lines of boom that surround the area. After one line of boom was set up near their area and was ruined within days of its placement, this is an investment that their community sees as a necessity.

Although the town was willing to go ahead with or without government permission, the community has received the go-ahead to try their method of protection and have received $200,000 in grant money to help fund the initiative. Local firemen and community members are behind setting up this barrier and are doing so to protect the community and lifestyle that they love.

The video below shows an up close look at the Magnolia Springs community, the wildlife, and the wall they hope will protect it all:

It’s times like these that make me proud to be an American. We are a people that are willing to take matters into our own hands, instead of waiting around for someone else to fix it. This tragedy shows the fallibility of both large corporations and the government and should be a wake-up call to many who rely on either. While both may have resources, we the people are who provide them with our consumerism and tax dollars, and we are the ones who have a voice to make a change in their courses.

Small-town heroes like those in Magnolia Springs should be an inspiration to all that we can get involved and take action! From buying Dawn soap — which is being used to clean birds — to using less oil and investing in clean energy, there IS something you can do.

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