The spill is gone? | Michael Tomasky

Time magazine's Michael Grunwald, a fine environmental reporter who knows the region well, writes that it's turning out that the damage from the BP spill may not be as great as (nearly) everyone feared:

Yes, the spill killed birds — but so far, less than 1% of the birds killed by the Exxon Valdez. Yes, we've heard horror stories about oiled dolphins — but, so far, wildlife response teams have collected only three visibly oiled carcasses of any mammals. Yes, the spill prompted harsh...