Unintended consequences

Fear can cause rash decisions. This story pits the scientific community concerned that potential response to the Gulf oil spill will create unforseen consequences against local officials who want something done and done quickly. Personally, I think it would be foolish, even with the oil approaching the coast, to cut the scientific community out of the loop.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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