Six months ago, when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, few realized just how bad things would get. But over the days, weeks and months that followed, millions of barrels of oil gushed into the ocean, along with hundreds of tons of dispersants. NEAL CONAN, host: This summer, writer and activist, Terry Tempest Williams travelled to the Gulf Coast to bear witness. She joins us in a moment to share the stories of some of the people that she met. And we want to hear from those of you who lived along the Gulf Coast six months on. Our phone number, 800-989-8255. Email: talk@npr.org. You can also join the conversation at our website. That's at npr.org. Click on TALK OF THE NATION. Terry Tempest Williams' piece about her journey appears in the November/December issue of Orion Magazine. And she joins us from the studios of member station, KUER in Salt Lake City. Nice to have you back on TALK OF THE NATION. Ms. TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS (Writer, Activist): Thank you, Neal. Your voice calms me. (Soundbite of laughter) CONAN: Oh, thank you for that. You met folks with deep roots on the Gulf Coast. I wanted to ask ...
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