At left is a satellite image of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. At right is a computerized image (by my talented CBF colleague Mike Dougherty) of what an oil spill of the same size would look like at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, where offshore drilling is now proposed. Notice the threat posed by the blob's oily tentacles to the Assateague National Seashore, Virginia Beach, Ocean City and the blue crab spawning grounds of the southern Chesapeake Bay.
via cbf.typepad.com
I went looking for blogs that are covering the oil spill and the imagery on this post is excellent and really provides a perspective for people in other regions who think that the Gulf oil spill doesn't apply to them. Offshore drilling affects all of us and can cause disaster at a considerable magnitude.
