Summer clothing and Oil?
We are resting here in Albuquerque during July. Our next event is a large festival in Colorado in early August. We will increase our stock for this one, of course. Warm decorative socks are one item we hope to add.
Every day I feel that we are moving into new territory, as the Gulf oil spill just keeps chugging on. In time, the wind & currents will spread it far & wide. Will life, as we know it, cease? I don’t think so. Future weather forecasts may include tar ball counts on the once pristine beaches along with temperatures & hurricane warnings. We humans are so adaptable in accepting the problems we create.
Two things I believe are certain. First , some endangered species may go extinct in their natural environments. A few of their members may be kept alive in zoos & aquariums.
Second, BP will never pay the full costs of the damage caused by their oil spill. They would go broke, if they really tried. Instead, the US taxpayers will pay a portion of the true costs. A degraded environment may be a lasting legacy. Some beach communities may just let the tar balls accumulate, because they do not have the funds to shovel them off the beaches every day.
I just hope that we never get to the point where stepping on tar balls does not bother us.