The BP disaster continues to generate news this week, both good and bad. Some good news about people and sea turtles in Florida, and some not so good news: Louisiana continues its struggle to clean up its wetlands and waterways at the Mississippi Delta, and grim tidings from Alabama. Meanwhile, PetroVietnam closes in on another BP oil field as BP sheds property to raise funds for its liability fund. The good news: thousands of rescued sea turtles, held inland out of harm's way since June, have been returned to the Gulf, now that it is safe enough for them to cruise the water without getting covered in oil. Hundreds of Floridians joined to rescue the turtles, and the turtles returned the favor by staying in good health and returning home this week. The not so good news: Louisiana's wetlands and waterways remain in tenuous shape, as oil and tar balls continue to be skimmed out of the complex system of grasses, trees and waterways; while in Alabama, a full 32% of its Gulf Coast residents would pick up and move if they could. The disaster continues to resonate around the world, as this week Viet Nam's state oil company is poised to buy some more of BP's oil fields in the wake of its recent asset sale to TNK-BP, its Russian partnership.

            The lessons of BP remain simple: it is better to grumble about the cost of safety than to pay billions to catch-up after cut corners.  As the story continues, let us all take this lesson seriously.