Topic of Discussion

Remember the oil spill from the bombed out power plant near Beirut? The NASA Earth Observatory captured an image of the spreading slick from space and reports that, weeks later, nothing has been done about it:

"Because cleanup efforts could not safely begin until the hostilities ended, the oil slick continued to spread in the Mediterranean Sea in early August 2006. Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union, and the International Maritime Organization planned to discuss the issue in Greece on August 17, 2006."

Other news organizations are reporting that OPEC will give $200,000 to help aid in the clean-up. Some sources say the spill will ultimately cost Lebanon upwards of $200 million. No word yet on how much Israel and Hezbollah will pony up.