On April 27th I posted a blog about this oil LEAK in the gulf. Nearly a month later they have not stopped it nor slowed it down. The damage to the coast, animals and people is incalculable. The oil is now in the loop current that circles the gulf and goes up the east coast. It is many times larger than the Exxon Valdez spill. And the size is only increasing. This is heart breaking to me.
I have never been a fan of offshore drilling. Anyone who lives here knows there are small leaks all the time. The sands of Galveston are often covered in oil just a few inches under the surface.
That is a small inconvenience compared to this.
One of my favorite things to do on a nice day is ride the ferry and watch the dolphins alongside the boats. When a pod of 6 bottlenosed dolphins washed up on a Louisiana shore dead and covered in oil I cried.
The Gulf will not recover from this for decades, if at all. Most probably not in my lifetime.
I hope every day that those responsible pay with their freedom - they deserve nothing less than life on a La. chain gang cleaning up this toxic sludge they allowed to happen in the name of the almighty dollar. I know they will not.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/05/bp-siphoning-5000-barrels-a-day-from-spill-spokesman-says.html
