The realization that accompanies all this bad news is that the East Coast and West Coast fisheries are far more valuable than before this tragedy. Therefore, the 'idea' they can be put in harms way for the sake of offshore drilling it out of the question.
I don't care whom does not like that statement either. TOO BAD !
An estimated 42,000 gallons of oil per day were leaking from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico in late April, following an explosion at an offshore drilling rig on April 20, 2010. The rig eventually capsized and sank.... (click title to entry - thank you)
...In the top image, the Mississippi Delta is at image center, and the oil slick is a silvery swirl to the right. The oil slick may be particularly obvious because it is occurring in the sunglint area, where the mirror-like reflection of the Sun off the water gives the Gulf of Mexico a washed-out look. The close-up view shows waves on the water surface as well as ships, presumably involved in the clean up and control activities....
