Watch Telenovelas - U.S. President Barack Obama, Sunday, said the United States is facing environmental disaster "a potentially huge and unprecedented" due to the spread of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico for drilling drowning.
When speaking at a Coast Guard post in Venice at the southern tip of Louisiana, Obama said the spill had the potential to cause environmental disaster that never happened before.
He added that British Petroleum (BP), the holder of such drilling contract, clearly responsible and should pay for it, as quoted by the Xinhua-Oana.
"We face the potential for environmental disasters is very large and unprecedented, ... let me explain, BP was responsible for the leak. BP will pay the fees," said the U.S. president.
Obama said that oil spills could endanger the lives of thousands of Americans, and promised his government will do whatever can be done to halt the crisis.
"Oil is still flowing from the well was very damaging the economy and our environment in the Gulf states ... That could endanger the lives ribaun Americans who call this place home," he said.
Oil spill, which initially caused by a large explosion on 20 April in drilling Deepwater Horizon, is very much caused by the leakage of oil drilling in the now submerged, which sebnayak pumping 5000 barrels of oil per day.
Spills that have threatened the fragile coastal environment and forcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to close commercial fishing and entertainment in the affected waters in the Gulf of Mexico oil for at least 10 days.
Although BP will be held accountable, Obama vowed to do whatever he can do to combat this crisis, and said he would not "waste the effort to respond to this crisis during the crisis continues."
Obama's visit Louisiana, which was struck by oil spills, on Sunday. He received an explanation from the Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson and Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen.
They discussed the closure procedure is used to seal wells leakage, the economic impact of the disaster and environmental impacts of coastal marshland in Louisiana, according to the White House.
In a statement, Obama also promised to application of the law officers would do "what is necessary" to find those responsible for a failed car bombing attempts in New York City, Saturday.
Obama said he spoke with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the government's national security team had done "all actions necessary to ensure our state and local partners have full support and cooperation from the federal government."
When speaking at a Coast Guard post in Venice at the southern tip of Louisiana, Obama said the spill had the potential to cause environmental disaster that never happened before.
He added that British Petroleum (BP), the holder of such drilling contract, clearly responsible and should pay for it, as quoted by the Xinhua-Oana.
"We face the potential for environmental disasters is very large and unprecedented, ... let me explain, BP was responsible for the leak. BP will pay the fees," said the U.S. president.
Obama said that oil spills could endanger the lives of thousands of Americans, and promised his government will do whatever can be done to halt the crisis.
"Oil is still flowing from the well was very damaging the economy and our environment in the Gulf states ... That could endanger the lives ribaun Americans who call this place home," he said.
Oil spill, which initially caused by a large explosion on 20 April in drilling Deepwater Horizon, is very much caused by the leakage of oil drilling in the now submerged, which sebnayak pumping 5000 barrels of oil per day.
Spills that have threatened the fragile coastal environment and forcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to close commercial fishing and entertainment in the affected waters in the Gulf of Mexico oil for at least 10 days.
Although BP will be held accountable, Obama vowed to do whatever he can do to combat this crisis, and said he would not "waste the effort to respond to this crisis during the crisis continues."
Obama's visit Louisiana, which was struck by oil spills, on Sunday. He received an explanation from the Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson and Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen.
They discussed the closure procedure is used to seal wells leakage, the economic impact of the disaster and environmental impacts of coastal marshland in Louisiana, according to the White House.
In a statement, Obama also promised to application of the law officers would do "what is necessary" to find those responsible for a failed car bombing attempts in New York City, Saturday.
Obama said he spoke with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the government's national security team had done "all actions necessary to ensure our state and local partners have full support and cooperation from the federal government."
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