Tag Archives: Gulf oil spill

Crime Against Nature

Stomach-Turning Photo of Bird Caught In Oil Disaster

Last week’s much-ballyhooed new federal estimate of how much oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico — 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day, or two to four times as much as the original estimate — remains a low-ball figure. Continue reading

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Arresting Images of Oil Spill

For many following the news, the Gulf oil spill was an important but abstract story — until live video became widely available showing plumes of oil gushing into the water at a furious pace, hour after hour and day after day. Continue reading