BP says that the total cost to the company for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be nearly $62 billion. That is nearly eight times the total annual budget of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Burst Pipeline Blackens California Coast With 21,000 Gallons of Oil
On Tuesday, a ruptured pipeline spewed oil into waters off the coast of Santa Barbara County for several hours, creating an oil slick four miles wide, The L.A. Times reports. Coast Guard officials estimate some 21,000 gallons of oil spilled into the ocean before the leak was secured.
Now Utah Has Its Very Own Oil Spill
A leaking pipe owned by Chevron has spilled 20,000 gallons of oil into Red Butte Creek outside of Salt Lake City, coating poor ducks and geese. Hell, let's make BP clean that one up too, just to be bastards. [DeseretNews]
Gulf Coast Oil Monster Finally Stopped by 'Top Kill'
The top kill method of pumping mud into the Gulf Coast oil leak has apparently worked. The pressure on the gunk geyser is very low and once it is at zero, they fill the hole with cement, the end. [LAT]
