Oil spill has caused extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats in the past, but the ripple effects of the recent offshore drilling rig explosion at the Gulf of Mexico is the worst US oil disaster in history. This environmental disaster not only is hazardous to the marine life including some endangered species, but stands as a threat to the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries too. In an attempt to condemn dangerous oil, hundreds of demonstrated went out in the streets of Montreal, calling for an end to "dirty, risky" oil exploration, yesterday.
demonstrators are covered in oil during a protest
Criticizing the provincial Quebec government for inviting oil companies to the five-day World Energy Congress at the sprawling Palais de Congres, the protestors demanded a sustainable energy future. Many protesters covered in molasses staged a "Black Tide Beach Party," while dozens of others carried banners that read "Too dirty, too risky, go beyond oil." Many protesters showed their anger at the BP oil spill, but the protest targeted the oil industry as a whole.
The Montreal 2010 Congress expected nearly participants from industry, government and academia to understand energy issues and solutions from a global perspective. The protestors saw the demonstration as a great way to raise the issue of oil spill, ahead of a global gathering of energy experts.
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