By RYAN LANCASTER
Staff Reporter
It's hard to tell exactly how much oil is still gushing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and left a wellhead wide open.
Two things are sure, however – it's a lot and it's getting worse.
Official figures from the Coast Guard rose steadily over the past few weeks – beginning with none, then 1,000 barrels a day, and topping off at 5,000 barrels a day before bureaucrats admitted they had no real idea. Independent scientists believe the pipe could be hemorrhaging up to 25,000 barrels daily...
Reader Comments(0)