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This is nothing. in all , the oil spill is a lousy 500,000 barrels (even including the next 90 days) . The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! The ocean takes care of the oil just fine. Drill baby drill.

Nothing if you don't live here. Nothing if you don't depend on the estuaries and coastal marshes for your livelihood or for storm protection.

Let's hope not; that would be the equivalent of 2 Valdez oil spills. The Valdez oil spill was 11 MILLION.!!!! Gallons, not barrels. Your math is off by a factor of 42.

Thanks Romulus.

Rogertarp, don't be an idiot. I am an enviro-whacko's worst enemy, but I consider myself a good steward, and friend of industry. To cheer death and destruction coming is nothing to cheer about. Pray that industry can get this under control as soon as possible, and that it perhaps burning the spill may work. Doesn't look good right now.

Calm down. Don't worry about it. I grew up on the ocean on a sheltered harbor and have seen many fuel spills blanket inshore waters. Not once did they close the shellfish beds or did I see dead fish in the aftereffects. The most I saw was mottled scallop shells but they were harvested, shucked and sold without issue. I don't recall anyone complaining or getting sick about it except the enviros. I attributed that to an existing mental disease.

Crude oil is organic and naturally present in marine environments. Anyone who has lived on a well established marine estuary knows you can dig down in the mud to the black, stinky goo layer (about 2 - 6 inches usually) and up pops a glob of crude oil. Been that way since the dawn of time. It's part of the environment.