Environmental Crisis

All the front page news of greed and homicide doesn't seem as bad as what's going on in the Gulf of Mexico. I don't want to ruin anyone's mood, but this catastrophe has been on my mind a lot lately. It seems unreal. People refer to it as an oil "spill" like it's a contained or set amount of oil that has spilled and the action is through. There is no question about how devastating this will be. It makes me wonder what kind of policy those oil rigs adhere to. If the BP rig didn't have a back up plan, no mechanism to stop the oil in case of disaster, do you think they're alone? I imagine not. This is a serious flaw in the oil business because it seems like this could have been prevented or mediated by such restrictions.
The only thing to do from here is bring all the possible resources we have to fight the havoc that is being wreaked on our coastlines. One of those resources is our hair. I found an interesting site that detailed their plan to help out: http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_15040135?nclick_check=1
In the article, they say The Matter of Trust organization has a warehouse for all the hair that is being sent from all around the world. This could do a little to help the clean up because each strand has scales on it, and those scales attract oil molecules, letting the water filter out. They can stuff wads of hair in pantyhose and drag them along the coastline to sop up some of the oil, then wring them out and use again. I think the article should send an advertisement to all hair salons asking them to PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER.
This is the largest environmental crisis our generation has seen. It will continue to get worse before anything gets better, and support for these kinds of relief organizations is crucial. I have called my old barber and told her about the efforts, I encourage everyone to spread this word and find more ways to help out locally.