Oil Day 63

The other day I was in Annapolis, MD having lunch. It was a beautiful day and I was enjoying steamed shrimp, crab balls and fried oysters. As I was peeling my shrimp, the topic of discussion went up around the table about the work it takes to peel and clean shrimp. Of course the conversation turned to the fabulous Shrimp Scampi dinner we had in Mississippi at Christmas and all the work that it took to get those shrimp cleaned. It hit me that we probably won't be having fresh caught shrimp from the Gulf again this year.

I found this article on the web by the NY Times. There's a play button on the left hand corner of the page. You can watch the shifting oil spill and the ever expanding fishing ban. It's sad. Really, really sad.

I've had a chance to get reacquainted with the Metro in DC and have to say, if something like that was available in CA, I would take it a lot. We need a massive overhaul to our transportation system and to really rethink what we use oil for!

Some Oil numbers

6/5/2010--Huffington Post Federal authorities say 792 dead birds, sea turtles, dolphins and other wildlife have been collected from the Gulf of Mexico and its coastline.

6/7/2010--U.S. Fish and Game Report

Birds Collected Alive--413
Birds Collected Dead--594
Birds Released--39

Sea Turtles Collected Alive--50
Sea Turtles Collected Dead--250
Sea Turtles Released--3

Mammals (including Dolphins) Collected Alive--2
Mammals (including Dolphins) Collected Dead--33 (2 with Visible Oil)
Mammals (including Dolphins) Released--0


Photo from Huffington Post there are more pictures...look for yourself.

June 1st

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects this Hurricane season to be "active to extremely active", with 14-23 named storms, 8-14 Hurricanes of which they anticipate 3-7 will be major Hurricanes.

Between the BP disaster and Hurricane season, I'll be holding my breath until November 30th. Praying for the Gulf Coast!