They know the ocean will wipe away most of the evidence. It's important to me that people know the truth about what's going on here. The things I've seen: They just aren't right."

The country's collective rage seems smothered by a pervading sense of powerlessness and the government and BP's ability to make it stop.

But the only way to snap out of our self-imposed lassitude is to get in touch with our anger, act up, make noise, demand changes.

Hoping to be the catalyst for our transformation, MoveOn.org has organized a day of vigils throughout the country for residents to collectively express their demands for faster action in the Gulf.

"The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history,'' the group's website says. "But our political leaders aren't even talking about the real solution -- getting off oil once and for all, and fully powering our economy with clean energy. It's clear we need a major public outcry to make this horrible tragedy a turning point."

The group is calling for "vigils to demand an end to our dependence on oil, call for stepped up efforts to end the spill, and stand in solidarity with all those affected in the Gulf. "

The only good thing that can come out of this horrific man-made assault on the seas is that Americans finally slough off their dead calm about our energy dependence by looking hard for ways to walk more, drive less, use less plastic and recycle.

Find a vigil near you by plugging in your zip code here. Then get up off that thing and take a step toward change.