Actually, it might not be a bad idea to nuke the gusher.

A controlled nuclear explosion would generate enough heat to fuse the surrounding seabed into a thick sheet of glass. It would vaporize much of the escaping crude. And these things are good.
It might be worth a few thousand years of three legged fish and oysters the size of houseboats--and it just might save Florida and Lousianna.

Now, if we could just get the Dummycrap Congress-critters to witness the event up close and personal...

Sorry, I drifted off into Fantasy Land for a moment. I'm back now.
