Gulf Of Mexico: Oil Leaking And Creeping To Shore

National Public Radio: More than 5,000 barrels of oil have poured into the Gulf of Mexico since a deep water drilling rig leased to BP exploded, caught fire and sank last week. For the last three days, robotic submarines have been trying to activate a large valve on the floor of the Gulf to shut off the oil leak but the operation hasn't been successful. The oil is coming closer to shore; it's within 20 miles of the coast of Louisiana. The Coast Guard is considering setting fire to the Gulf, to ......

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