An opinion piece in the Wash. Post, June 2, titled The Gulf of Mexico Cannot Wait, makes it clear that receiving money is not enough to move forward on a complicated and delicate project to deal with the harm done by the BP Oil spill to the Gulf of Mexico. Bureaucratic squabbling and lack of vision for dealing with the environmental and ecological issues has prevented progress.

Here are the direct links to two items mentioned in the article:

• The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

• Draft Initial Comprehensive Plan (7 pp.)