Huge Underwater Oil Plumes Found in Gulf of Mexico

Huge Underwater Oil Plumes Discovered In Gulf

Oil from a blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below a visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said as BP wrestled for a third day Sunday with its latest contraption for slowing the nearly month-old gusher. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
4.5
by Jack Dinkmeyer - May. 16, 2010

Straight forward reporting without any hidden political agenda. (A rarity these days.) Expert opinions are quoted factually with editorial comment. However, implicit in this story is the thought that this oil disaster portends grave ecological consequences for generations to come.

BP–which MSNBC says stands for Biblical Proportions (they may be right)–is obviously making this up as they go along with no idea about what the Hell they’re really doing. Remember the operative phrase: PARTIAL CONTROL. Boy! Does that relieve my anxiety!

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