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Oil will impact Gulf for years to come

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – As BP works to finally kill its runaway well and anxious coastal residents breathe a sigh of relief, experts warn it could take years — or even decades — for the Gulf of Mexico to recover.

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Very serious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico

The US Coast Guard has described it as a “very serious spill”,  BBC News reports here: Some 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) of oil a day have been gushing from the well since a drilling rig exploded and sank off the Louisiana coast last week. Robotic submersibles are being used to try to stop [...]