Comments on: Drill, Baby, Drill

By: Ecology Project International

Ecology Project International — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:30:02 +0000

The maps posted in the comments above are just terrifying. What a shame! It's hard to even comprehend the magnitude of this spill or the lasting effects it will have on the gulf ecosystem. I can appreciate Dr. Well's quote. We work with several cetacean populations on the Pacific side. I can only imagine how our students and researchers would react to a catastrophe of this proportion... For anyone living along the gulf coast area or looking to volunteer, the NOAA published a guide for dealing with oiled, injured and dead animals. It's worth having a look: NOAA Response Plans

By: daerwinsdog

daerwinsdog — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:32:36 +0000

This is the consequence of a cannibal ape learning to play with fire. The price we pay for an age of happy motoring. Dolphins don’t matter, being able to commute to work does. We can do without Gulf seafood but that truck had better not quit delivering beer to the convenience store Bubba stops at on the way home from work! An earthquake in Haiti (remember that?), oil spill in the GOM… how long can a story captivate the viewing public’s attention? How many pictures of oiled dolphins & pelicans can people look at before losing interest? About time for a terrorist attack, or hurricane, or something, to revive interest in the news.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:25:22 +0000

Or this: http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:20:49 +0000

In perspective: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=29.802518,-87.802734&spn=13.685626,19.116211&t=h&z=6&msid=107229920373147915476.000489aba3786b853ebfb

By: Left_Wing_Fox

Left_Wing_Fox — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:53:59 +0000

Did you see this image?

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=44375

Got it through Bad Astronomy.