1. BP plans on drilling "relief wells" under the current well that is spewing out gallons and gallons of oil each day in order to relieve some of the pressure.
2. A possibility that the oil spill will drift toward the Atlantic Ocean - a "nightmare scenario"
3. Total amount of oil spilled each day increased to 210,000 gallons, which equals 21 tracker-trailers carrying oil
The President has put all the clean-up efforts on BP (The owner of the drill that exploded and caused the disaster)
For articles on the Oil Spill visit:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-01-oil-spill_N.htm?csp=obinsite
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-26-oil-leak_N.htm?csp=obinsite
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/04/oil-spill-could-sink-obamas-offshore-drilling-plan/1?csp=obnetwork
-Claire
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