I Feel Bad About The Oil Leaking On The Gulf Coast

Although I do not live anywhere near the oil rig that exploded off Louisiana, and Mississippi (and other states near there), I was watching this unfold on television.  It is a tragedy of huge proportions.  First there was the death of the workers on that rig.  And, now the oil is leaking out of control.  I get the feeling that BP Petroleum and our government really does not know how to fix this problem.  The birds are already showing up covered in oil.  The environment is totally at risk there and so are many people's livelihoods.  There may also be an impact on shipping in that area.  I am hearing that in my neck of the woods, restaurants are expecting shortages of certain fish products.  The list goes on and on.  Here in NJ, they were recently talking about putting up oil rigs off the coast.  We really have to know the consequences before we start drilling.  I think often we dive into things that we don't know how to fix sometimes.  I just want to say that my heart goes out to the people in that region.  I wish you good luck, and I hope that things do get better for you as quickly as possible.