Oil Spill costs region $275 Million per day

This oil spill has caused untold and uncountable damage to our environment and native ecosystems. One thing you can put a dollar figure on is the economic damage. I wonder how many peoples health will be impacted by this toxic spill? A lot of people fish for food in this area. Someone should be liable and pay big.

From the AFP:

New Orleans city officials promised residents that the drinking water was safe, even as a chemical odor wafted over the waterfront city and scientists set up a rescue operation for oily birds and animals.

But some people including the head of the port of New Orleans were griping that authorities were not working fast enough to get the vital waterway open to commercial traffic.

The spill's effects and the closure of the port were costing the region a massive 275 million dollars per day, the New Orleans Times-Picayune cited port president Gary LaGrange as saying Friday.

Ninety-five vessels were waiting to transit the river as of mid-day Saturday, the Coast Guard reported.

I am sure residents of New Orleans trust the government. Thank George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Brownie for destroying governmental trust in the gulf.