I just want...

[sunmontue]

I just want to give the environment a hug, especially at home here in New Zealand, where we are facing the worst man-made ecological disaster ever. The beaches that are covered in oil are only an hours drive from where I live and make up a huge part of my childhood and life and it's all round depressingly upsetting seeing birds that were already endangered dying. 1000's of birds have already died and we're only a week into the slick. Am pretty gutted because so many of my friends are involved in the protection of the environment in some way and this is what they are having to deal with at the moment, seeing all their hard work undone. I also want to kick the captain and first mate of the Rena in the balls because this could have been avoided.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about and actually care, google the words "Rena" and "oil" and you'll find out what's been happening in this small corner of the world, because I doubt that this would make world headlines.