So, "top kill," BP's last-ditch effort to seal up their oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, has failed. Now that our best chance for stopping the leak didn't work, what's next? And what sexy nickname will it have?
The top kill has failed. Now BP is so desperate that they put a hotline on their website where you can call in and offer ideas. We called it and a nice woman answered. We gave her some ideas. Listen!
A BP official told NBC's Today show that the top kill method is "proceeding pretty well," but that it could be two days before we know if it worked. But rest easy, America, because Pat Campbell always wins. [MSNBC, Getty]
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]
Perhaps because an offshore oil well is destroying the Gulf of Mexico, today President Obama will extend a hold on applications for Arctic drilling until the end of the year. Alaska lawmakers are not happy. Meanwhile, Top Kill continues. [NYT]
While the world is glued to the live cam, BP COO Doug Suttles said half an hour ago that only drilling mud—not oil—is flowing from the well. But that's BP's estimate, so... let's say 10,000 barrels/day? [Reuters]
After weeks of anticipation, tonight BP streams the hours-long Top Kill finale online! Will pumping tons of heavy mud into the well halt the flow? Or will our contestants have to come up with another wacky scheme? Watch it here.
Coming soon to the Gulf of Mexico: "Top Kill," BP's newest method of "plug[ging] the damn hole."
