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The point of my post was to focus on the size of the event. Why or who will be discussed and debated for generation.

This site gives a picture of what is happening in the gulf (OUR BACKYARD).
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37517080/ns ... n_the_gulf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
We can not change what has happen but we can learn and remember.

Math of oil:

40000 barrels of oil per dayX

42 gals per barrelX

50 days equals

84 million gals divided by


7.48 gals is one cubic foot equals


11,223,000 cubic foot divided by

5280 feet in one mile

2125 miles long ribbon 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot from Brownsville, Texas to Myrtle Beach, North Carolina


Would you please, check the math or adjust to barrels per day or starting point. The bottom line this is a lot of oil.