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BP Oil Spill

By Elayne Fluker | Published December 28, 2010 | Full size is 1000 × 683 pixels

BP Oil Spill Spells Disaster: On April 22, 2010, BP spills an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in what we hope goes down in history as the largest oil spill ever (because we, and our environment, can’t afford another of this magnitude). The spill, which took until July to cap, has since crippled the fishing and tourism industries along the Gulf Coast. The complete environmental impact? Still unknown.

BP Oil Spill Spells Disaster: On April 22, 2010, BP spills an estimated 4.9 million…

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