The Gulf Gusher

Here we are, well into July and the BP Macondo well is still flowing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. I'm not one to vilify BP, as I use a good amount of gas, oil, diesel, etc. Whatever mistakes leading up to this disaster happened, and now the well needs to be capped and the oil cleaned up. We are shipping as much absorbent boom to the Gulf region as the factory can produce. The good news is that production capacity is increasing, and it's all being made here in the USA. An excellent example of American ingenuity in action. As in past disasters, this will get cleaned up, the oil industry will learn some lessons, and we will move forward. The folks in the Gulf are amazingly resilient. They have overcome hurricanes, floods, oil spills, and a variety of other problems. They will get through this as well.