Gulf Of Mexico Ethical Analysis

During this lifetime, we will not know the amount of damage and problems caused by the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. When addressing the ethical concerns associated with off shore drilling, we must look at many different points of views. Although environmental groups have challenged off shore drilling since it became a practice, the federal government has allowed it. This is because the government values offshore drilling for economic reasons more than it values preserving the environment.
The effects of offshore drilling can be disastrous. My first concern is whether it is ethically right to drill off shore knowing that the effects are harmful to the marine ecosystem. Just from drilling alone (without spillage) we are polluting