It was interesting to ride my bike along the beach yesterday morning and think that less that 1,000 miles away a large disaster is still developing. I love Fort Lauderdale and our beaches as I'm sure the folks who live around the Gulf of Mexico love their beaches and way of life. My question is, is there anything that a city such as Fort Lauderdale, the Venice of the Americas, could or should be doing to have a plan for this sort of spill. What happens if the oil gets into the Gulf stream and pollutes our coast line? Seems I have more questions than anwsers but I think all communities along the coast from ground zero to the Northeast, the Bahamas, Bermuda and even England need to find answers to be proactive instead of reactive. How can we help?

Here is an interesting link to a BBC story about how they are working to stop or slow the flow of oil.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8651333.stm