Capt. Kathy Wilkinson on the Oil Slick and its Business Impact Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Workers place oil booms into the water in an effort to protect the coast line from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2 2010 in Drum Bay, Louisiana. ( Joe Raedle / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC