"Drill, Baby, Drill!"

Because it's closer to shore, this spill could be infinitely-worse for wildlife and the economy than the gargantuan Ixtoc Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 1979:

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens the state's fragile coast.

The declaration issued by the governor's office in the capital city of Baton Rouge empowers officials here to deploy state resources and seek federal assistance for the "predicted impact of oil along the Louisiana coast."