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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 06:08 PM
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See how much area the oil spill covers relative to your city:
Edited on Mon May-10-10 06:09 PM by undeterred
http://paulrademacher.com/oilspill/

You will need to download the Google Earth plugin if you don't have it.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 06:14 PM
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1. That really puts it in perspective.
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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 06:18 PM
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2. Actually
Edited on Mon May-10-10 06:34 PM by BeFree
What they are showing is just the surface. The underwater oil is about twice as large as what we see on the surface.

BP promised to quit using dispersants...link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8288487
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abelenkpe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 06:19 PM
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3. Rats!
Linux! I'll have to try it at home. Thanks for the link!
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