Here is a website with daily pictures from the MODIS satalites AQUA and TERRA, not everyday can you see the spill, nix that FLOW, but when they pass by and the sun shines you can get a good view, the 250m is the big picture
MOIDS TERRA AQUA MAIN PAGE
Here is a great picture from the other day 5/17
TERRA 5-17-2010
Here is a website with Oil Trajectory Models from USF
USF Ocean Circulation Group OIL SPILL MODELS
Crown weather just put up a Oil Spill page too
Crown weather oil page
Here is a webpage of the presentations given to the House panel on energy and commerce
Oil spill presentations for energy and commerce
oh yeah, live webcam of the flow
Oil Flow WEBCAM
Your right about the media, they do blow everything out of proportion, and they also don't tell you everything either. I try to get to the source of information on the web and SEE for my self.
Lets try to keep this a civil conversation with usefull information maybe change the title of the thread or start a new one.