Departments Of Environmental Security
The U.S. Coast Guard 
is conducting an exercise in San Francisco Bay, testing responses to potential oil spills . A couple years ago, an oil pipeline leaked thousands of gallons into Suisun Bay , which joins San Francisco Bay. Before the spill was controlled, marsh and wildlife environments were dramatically impacted.
Protecting the environment we all live in is the priority, certainly. But there are economic repercussions as well, as the Alaska oil pipeline shutdown is showing us at present. Gas prices are going through the roof in the short term as a result. Oil emergencies have big effects.
It’s good to see macro agencies like the Coast Guard and San Francisco’s "Homeland Security" offices cooperate to protect our environment as well as our safety. If we all stock up and prepare as households and neighborhoods—micro agencies—we’re darn near covered.
That’s what preparedness is: having a stockpile of normal if anything weird happens.
