Archive for June 19th, 2010

Where Gulf Spill Might Place on the Roll of Disasters

New York Times: From the Oval Office the other night, President Obama called the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico "the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.' Senior people in the government have echoed that language. Four families, with 15 children among them, at an impromptu overnight road camp during the Dust Bowl in Texas. The motive seems clear. The words signal sympathy for the people of the Gulf Coast, an acknowledgment of the magnitude of their struggle. And if this is ...