Hi All,
America is facing the most catastrophic oil spill in its history with crude pouring from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico set to reach the ecologically fragile Louisiana coast as early as tomorrow, threatening hundreds of species including turtles and dolphins.
As BP faced growing accusations that it has tried to cover up the scale of disaster, after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank last week, US authorities said that five times more oil was pouring into the Gulf from the seabed than previously believed.
The oil could potentially affect hundreds of miles of previously pristine fishing environment on the coasts of Lousiana, Alabama and Texas . It is already the size of Jamaica and getting bigger daily. Having fished in the Laguna Madra , a huge salt water marsh of great natural beauty , and incidentally full of redfish, it beggars belief what might happen to these environments.
Will we ever learn ?
As the Eagles said "Soon as you call Paradise , kiss it goodbye .
Paul.