One acci­dent. 11 miss­ing (now pre­sumed dead). More crit­i­cally injured. 600 square miles and grow­ing. 210,000 gal­lons a day. Four state coast­lines. Crab, oys­ters, shrimp and other fish­eries at risk. Thou­sands fac­ing eco­nomic ruin. Hun­dreds of species threat­ened. How will the accoun­tants tally all that as part of the true cost of oil extraction?

Ref­er­ences

• State of emer­gency declared as oil spill nears Louisiana — CNN.com
• Oil spill could be dis­as­ter for ani­mals, experts say — CNN.com
• Gulf Coast braces for an oily mess — CNN.com

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Sky
Filed under: Energy, Greenology