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Environmental Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
BP, the Coast Guard and thousands of local fisermen are trying to control the oil slick moving toward the shores of 4 Gulf-coast states. Meantime, a 4-story, 100-ton containment dome has arrived on the ocean’s surface, 5000 feet above the well that’s gushing 210,000 gallons of oil every day.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readBP, the Coast Guard and thousands of local fisermen are trying to control the oil slick moving toward the shores of 4 Gulf-coast states. Meantime, a 4-story, 100-ton containment dome has arrived on the ocean’s surface, 5000 feet above the well that’s gushing 210,000 gallons of oil every day. The numbers alone reveal the magnitude of an impending disaster.
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The full episode
2 of 3The Race against the Great Gulf Oil Spill- 0:00Bombing Suspect Faisal Shahzad Continues to Provide "Useful Information"
- 7:16Environmental Disaster in the Gulf of MexicoYou’re reading this
- 43:37Could This be the Last National Day of Prayer