Even though the Gulf spill is a disaster, it is looking more and more like it is not nearly as dire as the newsies and the anti-oil folks would like us to think.
Many fewer birds, reptiles, and mammals have been found dead along the coast than were found after the Exxon Valdez spill and most of them are not "oiled".
Marshes along the coast have stopped oil from penetrating more than a few feet into the marsh.
River flows have pushed oil out to sea, warmer weather and lighter oil have led to greater dispersal and earlier breakup.
Bacteria have been more successful due to better conditions and oil is really getting hard to find.
So, if this turns out to be a tempest in a teapot, will the doomsayers apologize and clamor for more drilling?
Don't hold your breath.
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