So BP wants oil cleanup workers in the Keys. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the info in this article, but it is worth reading: http://www.businessinsider.com/warning-to-gulf-cleanup-workers-almost-ev...

that's about 5 1/2 islands per worker. I don't see how shoveling debris, running front-end loaders, and cleaning rocks on a beach will help since only a very small percentage of the total shoreline in the Keys is beaches. How do you clean mangroves with a shovel?

Oil cleanup is a nasty, labor intensive job that can have severe or later effects upon your health. Luckily by the time it reaches the Keys it should be tarballs, less toxic than the fresh spilled oil reeking with chemical vapors. The pay is also terrible, oil workers in the fields and rigs get upwards of $25 a hour or more and get exposed to the same conditions. Right now the cleanup effort is looking for free or $10-$12 a hour workers with Hazmat training, a several day course can be taken online for a expensive fee. Question you have to ask yourself is if your a type of person willing to sniff paint painting their own house in the hot sun for weeks on end, go through clothes like crazy, especially expensive shoes and boots, blisters on your hands and feet, etc. Heck a $10 hour a job bagging groceries in the A/C at the local supermarket might be a better choice, more money in your pocket too after all is said and done. The Keys are a different economy than the poor Gulf states where housing is cheap and plentiful, we need more money for stable workers here to offset the higher cost of living.

illegals out there and/or all the welfare folks.