NPR reported Friday that independent analysis has shown the BP "eventual worst-case" estimates to not even cover the current rate of flow from the oil leak they caused in the Gulf of Mexico, which has now been discovered to be about 70,000 barrels per day. BP's current estimate of the leak is an order of magnitude off and they are in fact causing the equivalent of the Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill every four days. According to the New York Times, oil plumes "as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick" have begun to form in the Gulf of Mexico.
Below the fold you can see aerial video of this terrible spill with poignant commentary.
As we've reported earlier (and even skeptics are beginning to realize), this is an environmental disaster of epic, unprecedented proportions. So far, BP has had little success in staunching the flow of oil from their gusher; let's hope they're able to make progress this week.
