The ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is truly a moment for the American people to step back and rethink our country’s energy policy. The impacts of this catastrophe are going to be felt for generations to come, and the untold damage could have irreversible consequences.

The Deepwater Horizon Incident Response Center has at last published footage of the BP oil leak. The video footage brings home the scope of this disaster. For links to multiple videos and commentary, visit Huffington Post blogger Kevin Grandia’s page at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/first-underwater-footage_b_567007.html

Or, watch the leak video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFYVNvgg-A&feature=player_embedded

If you, too, are moved after seeing these images, please take the time to send a letter to President Obama about the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Please urge him to reinstate the ban on new off-shore drilling, and to move America toward a new green economy.  Thank you.