Oil spills

I read with interest today an article in the Times about how many and how much oil has been leaking from wells in the Gulf since the 60's.   With 42,000 wells in the Gulf it sounds like there is a continous leak going on somewhere.  It should be apparent to even the most diehard oil apologists that big oil really does control the national government to the extent that whatever they want they get.   They obviously want the percariousness of the drilling hused up and that's what they got.   They control the congress and white house to the extend that this past week saw we saw where any new intiative to have an energy policy that is forward thinking and makes sense is now dead.

I keep thinking and fully believe any breakthru in alternative energy will come from some 'backyard' tinkerer who makes a discovery.  Lets hope when that happens the discovery gets out soon before big oil can sit on it.