Oil spill

[Blueberry]

Every news story I read sounds worse

They're now saying because of the Gulf Stream, it may get the East Coast (or at least eastern FL too).

[bmccasland]

The fishing grounds east of the Mississippi River are now closed. This was after they were opened early to allow the fishermen out to harvest what they could. Now those same fishermen and women have signed up to work the spill clean up. Where the news has focused on the effects in Louisiana, don't forget that the coast of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are also threatened. But the fishing grounds WEST of the Mississippi river are still open. So if you have the opportunity to eat Gulf seafood, please do so, support our fishermen!

So far 1.6 million barrels have been spilled. In comparison 5-7 million barrels were spilled from damages to rigs due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Exxon Valdez was 11 million barrels). It's the cumulative impacts of the Deep Water Horizon well not being capped for months that's the greatest fear. Current weather is strong winds out of the south which is hampering clean up efforts. Small water craft are having to stay in port.