Stats on eastern gulf oil deposits bely rhetoric against Obama drilling ban The Florida Independent Sure, he writes, an oil spill could hurt Florida's economy, but… so could gasoline priced at or more per gallon, and so could disruptions in oil … Miss. Senators push for oil–spill tax breaksYall Politics Rigs in Gulf Ready to Drill, but There's Little WorkNew York Times Gulf state senators hope to allow deductions for oil spill damagesal.com (blog) Wall Street Journal –Bloomberg –USA Today all 400 news articles »
My name is John Lieurance and I made this fact filled film to educate and inspire an appropriate response to this disaster. Please share this video with as many people as you can! Lets make a difference together to save the Gulf marine environment. Please donate to Mote Marine! Goto mote.org The latest facts, stats, pictures and maps for the BP oil spill, its size, its impacts on wildlife, and the efforts at containment and cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20 killed 11 people and led to the BP oil spill — the largest in US history — that threatens coastal Louisiana, Gulf Coast fisheries, Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, and perhaps the East Coast, as the spill reaches the loop current. Here, you’ll find updates about the impacts to animals, fish, birds and seafood in the Gulf of Mexico, about the efforts at containment and cleanup, facts about the oil leak’s size, as well as pictures, video, maps and more. You’ll also find information about how to help, and about individuals who have dedicated their lives to protecting the oceans from just such a disaster. The Size of the Spill 5000 to 60000 barrels a day: Rate at which oil is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon rig. Some experts now believe that original estimates of 5000 barrels a day (that’s 210000 gallons) were way off. And BP says that it’s likely that the leak rate is around 60000 barrels (2.5 million gallons) a day. (Source: Los Angeles Times) 19 million to 39 …
BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in pictures. Produced by Naseem Rakha Video Rating: 5 / 5
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