Hetland
Contributor
First the Numbers:
Oil spill: as of 7/15, 218,258,750 gallons were released from the well (187,755,550 gallons
spilled, 33,583,200 captured), worth $13.8 billion at yesterday's market close. That's 173,955,550 gallons more than the Exxon Valdez. Enough to fill 307 Olympic-size pools, change the oil in 30,792,591 Hummers or fill 1.97 billion soda cans (that's 6.42 cans per US 6.42 cans per US citizen
Now the News:
BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community | al.com
Oil spill: as of 7/15, 218,258,750 gallons were released from the well (187,755,550 gallons
spilled, 33,583,200 captured), worth $13.8 billion at yesterday's market close. That's 173,955,550 gallons more than the Exxon Valdez. Enough to fill 307 Olympic-size pools, change the oil in 30,792,591 Hummers or fill 1.97 billion soda cans (that's 6.42 cans per US 6.42 cans per US citizen
Now the News:
BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community | al.com