Among the many species threatened by the oil well disaster in the Gulf, gushing oil at five times the rate first estimated and still growing, are the sperm whale and the snowy plover. The deep ocean well is still not capped, and desperate clean-up efforts include oil burns on the water. What's clear by now is that the industry that claims to have everything under control, doesn't have a clue. Quote for the day comes from Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry:"It's premature to say this is catastrophic. I will say that this is very serious." The first oil could hit the Louisiana shore by Friday. Then it might not be premature anymore.