Archive for ‘June, 2010’

AP journalist dives into Gulf, can only see oil

AP journalist dives into Gulf, can only see oil

IN THE MURKY DEPTHS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO— I jump off the boat into the thickest, reddest patch of oil I’ve ever seen. I open my eyes and realize my mask is already smeared. I can’t see anything and we’re just five seconds into the dive. Dropping beneath the surface some 40 miles out [...]

BP Oil Spill Map

BP Oil Spill Map

A friend of mine sent me a cool little link showing the true size of the BP Oil Spill. http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ Enter you home city and you’ll see how large the spill is in relation to where you live. It pretty amazing that it would cover the entire state of Florida and them some…already. Check it [...]