Team says much more oil may have flowed from well
It is the third, and perhaps not last, time the federal government has had to increase its estimate of how much oil is gushing.
Heavier oil from Gulf spill washes up in Florida
Heavier concentrations of oil from the gushing Gulf of Mexico leak have begun sloshing up on Florida seashores.
Oil Spill Puts Florida Straits Cold-Water Reefs in Peril
It is most likely that the delicate cold-water corals are not able to digest these oil-laden food particles and will perish in large numbers.
Why the Oil Spill Won’t End Gulf Drilling
For a nation where oil consumption surged 32 percent between 1970 and 2008 and production declined 40 percent, offshore drilling in the gulf, along with Alaska, represents the new frontier.