"This well did not want to be drilled. ... It just seemed like we were messing with Mother Nature."

Enlightening and frightening, the stories from the last days of Deepwater Horizon spin an obvious web of greed and deceit by BP and Transocean. Of particular interest is the detail regarding standard safety processes being blatantly ignored by supervisors, even when faced with powerful evidence the well was not an ordinary job. While many of my Gulf Coast compatriots are aghast at the thought of a drilling moratorium, the details laid out by rig survivors prove that every offshore operation needs to be recertified.

Rig survivors: BP ordered shortcut on day of blast


From the "well, no shit" department...

Scientists challenge BP containment claims




NOAA: Okay, okay, there really are plumes out there

Crude is moving through Gulf like ash from a volcano




Not to be outdone, a well formerly run by BP has decided to join the party.

Second Gulf oil spill releasing 'small amounts'


Testament to just how hard this is hitting my local brothers. Coastal fishermen are notoriously proud people, never ones to accept charity, always questioning anything "free". This shows just how difficult their lives have become and the stark reality that they are likely the last of their line.

St. Bernard food giveaway draws long line


Some lucky birds are being rescued and released.

Oil-coated birds get cleaned, freed at La. site


Finally, after seeing the damage firsthand, the New Orleans Saints sponsor maybe the greatest fundraising prize ever

Saints raffling off Super Bowl ring