Gulf oil disaster by the numbers

[G_j]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-numbers-20100919,0,4551925.story

Gulf oil spill, by the numbers

Figures on how much oil was spilled, how much coastline was affected, how many animals perished and the costs to BP so far.


205.8 million gallons of oil spilled.

33.6 million gallons of oil recovered by BP ships.

10.35 mllion feet of booms deployed.

11.14 million gallons of oil removed in controlled burns.

1.84 million gallons of chemical dispersants used.

11 oil rig workers killed.

5,939 dead birds collected.*

584 dead sea turtles collected.*

92 dead dolphins collected.*

2 dead whales collected.*

..more..

Source: Times research

[Bobbieo]

1. You forgot those hundreds of thousands of dead fish that were shown on DU yesterday.

[Generic Other]

2. And a lot of sick people

with the BP crud.

[Cetacea]

3. John Wathen reported up to one hundred dead/dying dolphins in one day

There has been an abnormal number of whales beaching and dying on the east coast of Florida as well. Since the oft-promised necropsy reports are never released it's impossible to say whether or not they were BP casualties.





Well, at least they are finally printing the words "dolphins" and "whales" instead of "sea mammals". (dolphins and whales are the only sea mammals in that region)


Wathen's flyover video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxDf-KkMCKQ&sns=em

DU thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8646017