connie janik

I’d like to order a pound of composting worms!

Mayran

I don't live anywhere near the gulf coast, but the eirtne U.S. economy is going to take a huge hit from this. The vast number of wildlife killed [fish come to mind...the fishing industry in that area is virtually decimated] will drive prices up. The real tragedy is that the oil spill occurred in an area that I'm sure has not fully recovered from Hurricane Katrina..economically, physically, and emotionally. Besides that, think of stock. BP stock is at about 1/2 its price since the oil spill, and I wouldn't be surprised if it continued to fall. People are skeptical of other oil companies as well..what if they're as negligent as BP was and something like this happens again? As a disclaimer, though, I can't really speak definitively on anything stock related not knowing much about it.The main thing I'd say would be look around you. Watch the news. Read the paper. If that doesn't do it, take a little trip down to Louisiana and talk to any number of people affected by this crisis. Yes, crisis. They don't call it the worst oil spill in our nation's history for nothing.