Here's another good link to put things in perspective.
I can get caught up in this tragedy too....I love our planet in all its forms, and its devastating to see mankind trashing it so carelessly. We all love unspoiled beauty...and the frustration with our own world's continued disregard for such is what makes coming home to Earth after Pandora so hard. PAD is the result!
But before we go getting too upset, I ran across this article that might give us another viewpoint. It's still a horrible, unforgivable tragedy, but it's not as bad as the media might like to spin it...
News Analysis - Gulf Oil Spill Is Bad, but How Bad? - NYTimes.com