The good news is that the damage is reversible under a long-term plan to restore the wetlands using a system of pumps and pipelines. The cost of the plan, which for years has been supported by a broad swath of scientists, environmentalists and oil interests, is estimated to be about $14 billion -- or the same as six weeks in Iraq -- but the Bush administration, apparently under the impression that no one's watching, isn't interested.
Mr. President, we're on life support down here. Don't pull the plug. |