Oil Watch: Day 3

Here's an update on the GIANT oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

1. SUCCESSFUL CONTROLLED BURN OF OIL!!!!!
2. The Giant "100-ton contraption" to funnel oil out of the hole in the earth's crust where it's spewing is in transit from 50 miles away on a barge!  The problem, this is only a short-term solution :(
3. Obama says that BP is in charge of the clean up
4. "The Pentagon on Tuesday said it would approve mobilizing up to 17,500 National Guard troops to help Gulf Coast states with the oil spill."

USA Today Article
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-04-oil-spill_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Here's a progressive picture of the spill:

For more pictures like this visit: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/oil-spill-map.htm

Claire