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Is deep water drilling worth the cost?
Oil spill advances toward Gulf coast: New overflight map updated 10:00 a.m. April 29, 2010 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Courtesy uscgd8 The costs of a "Drill, Baby, Drill" policy are being measured this week in lives, money, business income, and environmental damage.
BP (British Petroleum) says it is spending $6 million a day to battle a growing oil spill which resulted from a deep water oil rig accident. The oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, worth $560 million, was destroyed. Eleven missing workers are presumed dead. Crude oil continues to flow into the Gulf at about 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) a day. Fishing and tourism businesses are fearful upon hearing that the oil spill is only a day away.
Ways to fight the 2010 Gulf oil spill
- Stop the oil flow at the well head with remote-controlled submarines (unsuccessful so far)
- Drop a dome over the leak and pipe oil to surface vessels (will take 2 to 4 weeks)
- Drill relief wells to relieve pressure and plug up gushing cavity (will take months)
- Burn the oil (oil quickly becomes too waterlogged to burn)
- Stop the oil spill with floating booms and skim oil off surface
- Use chemicals to make oil mix into the water
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