Day 50 and counting since the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf, rupturing the oil well and changing our world forever. The oil continues to flow out and we still have no idea how much it is, because no one will tell us the truth.

From the beginning of this catastrophe, I knew this would be devastating, change the Gulf region, killing wildlife and ruining our oceans. Today is “World Oceans Day” and I felt the need to express my anger. Today seems like the perfect day.

It was weeks before anyone in the news thought it was serious enough to actually want to go there and report to us. I was and still am writing comments to the White House, AC 360, CBS Evening News, Huffington Post and on Twitter and Facebook. Finally Anderson Cooper started reporting from the source. (My sister joked that he must have heard me and we had a laugh.) I’m sure many, many people were writing the same things I was. Others have followed and now we’re getting some news, thanks to their persistence. I still think the U.S. government and the President need to do more.

The oil is in the marshes, washing up on shore, spreading around the coastline, and there are plumes under the water. I’m so worried about the sea life below the surface and the dead we may never know about.

Tonight I was watching the CBS evening news and once again they played the commercial by BP CEO Tony Hayward. I don’t understand how a news program could report about the disaster and then pay to show this commercial. I’d also like to know why all the car companies are so very silent? They keep advertising their cars, but not one has said a word about this. I suppose they just want us to forget cars actually need oil.

On Anderson Cooper 360 I just saw a demonstration of what the oil pipe size is and now I’m really freaked out. BP has released only today a high definition video of the oil leaking, and the pipe diameter is the size of a garbage pail, like you have outside in your backyard. Imagine the size of that opening. They have really tried to pull a fast one over on us Americans.

In my email I heard that BP is blocking people from showing us the dead wildlife. I was wondering why we hadn’t seen more considering the amount of dead wildlife reported. Here is just one of so many sad images from Deep Sea News.

Oiled covered birds from the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf from Deep Sea News.

I think it’s time for the American people (and other nations) to wake up. Move away from their gadgets and leave the cars at home and really think about all that they need and don’t. I’m proud to say that I sold my car a few years ago and haven’t missed it much. I walk, ride my bicycle, or take public transportation. If I do need a car, I rent one. I save quite a bit and I get exercise which makes me healthier!

There’s a BP Oil Spill rally in Jersey City this thursday, June 10th, 2010. Come on out and boycott BP. I’LL BE THERE!