Geez, I guess all the television stations I've ever watched are owned by "eco freaks". Because I'd swear they all came to the same conclusion...The Exxon Valdez was by far, the greatest "ecological disaster" in this countries history. I don't know a whole hell of alot about the oil indutry, but I know that sucked! And it's BIG screwups like that that make it ever harder for people like us to enjoy our own back yard! Pismo beach is a 4wheelers dream, located on the coast of Ca. People drive offroad vehicles of all type there, with little, or no complaints from "eco freaks". But I'd bet my K5, that if another ten million gallon of crude were spilled on that coast line, the only 4wheelers that would touch that sand again, would have an E.P.A. sticker on it's door!!! I don't know about you, but great knowledge or not, that isn't the way I want to lose a great asset to the 4wheeler community.