another oil spill. were you really that surprised?

diggin these gigs. click here. gigs for the gulf.

where do we fit in?

while those of us outside the world of deep-sea engineering have limited knowledge, click here: there are things we can & should demand. (photo from gigs for the gulf)

yesmagazine.org has to say: the lowdown…

1. the federal government needs to take charge & put bp under temporary receivership as recommended by former labor secretary robert reich.
2. the cleaning and protection of coastlines needs to be ramped up.
3. there should be generous pay for the armies of bird-rescuers & beach cleaners, & those out protecting shorelines with boats & booms. families who are the immediate victims of the disaster should get first crack at the jobs, & their wages will help sustain the region through this economic storm.
4. use the least toxic chemical dispersants & insist on full disclosure of the makeup of all the dispersants being dumped into the gulf.
5. boycott bp, but also other oil companies. they are all spilling oil (see what shell is doing in nigeria, for example), & causing direct environmental damage.
6. begin a massive conversion to energy efficiency & renewable energy.

tka