With the oil spill / slick approaching Louisiana, what is being done for the wildlife?

With the oil spill / slick approaching Louisiana, what is being done for the wildlife?
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They need to clean that shit up pronto. I hope they are working 24/7 on that. I have not been following it much. I’d like to see extremely stiff penalties for this (fines) but I doubt it will be as stiff as I’d like.
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