Although we aren't officially reading the book this summer, I'd still like to recommend Mike Tidwell's Bayou Farewell. It's especially prescient right now, considering what Louisiana is facing in the coming months.
What we have in the Gulf of Mexico is not exactly a "spill" -- that implies a finite amount -- but instead is a series of leaks which are pouring oil into the gulf at a rate of 5000 barrels per day. We can hope that the leaks will be stopped, and that the oil will all be cleaned up, and that any further crises will be averted. But the stark reality is that the entire gulf coast is bracing for a long, difficult summer. And the entire country, of course, is bracing for a long summer of politics.
Since we've discussed this site in class, it really needs no introduction:
What we have in the Gulf of Mexico is not exactly a "spill" -- that implies a finite amount -- but instead is a series of leaks which are pouring oil into the gulf at a rate of 5000 barrels per day. We can hope that the leaks will be stopped, and that the oil will all be cleaned up, and that any further crises will be averted. But the stark reality is that the entire gulf coast is bracing for a long, difficult summer. And the entire country, of course, is bracing for a long summer of politics.
Since we've discussed this site in class, it really needs no introduction: