AS THE FAILURE OF THE LATEST BRITISH PETROLEUM ATTEMPT TO STOP THE OIL LEAKING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY, THE LONG TERM DAMAGE IT WILL CAUSE TO THE FISHING AND TOURIST INDUSTRIES, WHICH FORM THE BASIS OF THE GULF COAST ECONOMY, IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT AMERICANS ARE GROWING MORE CONCERNED WITH THE GIANT OIL SPILL THAN WITH ANY OTHER NEWS. A GALLUP POLL PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY REVEALS THAT 55% OF AMERICANS NOW FAVOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGAINST 39% WHO STILL WANT ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, A REVERSAL FROM THE SAME POLL IN MARCH. THE QUESTION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ECOLOGICAL DEGRATION WAS DISCUSSED WITH AUTHOR AND FORMER BARD COLLEGE PROFESSOR JOEL KOVEL LAST WEEK DURING AN INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS LATEST BOOK: "THE ENEMY OF NATURE: THE END OF CAPITALISM OR THE END OF THE WORLD?" WBAI FRED NGUYEN REPORTS:
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