Reply #36: Good point. Surface area = 579,000 square miles. Oil slick > 6,200 sq miles [View All]

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So thanks for destroying at least 1% of our Gulf.. and counting. But it's the northwestern third of the Gulf that will be directly affected -- you are at 3% covered. Now consider the population of sea creatures concentrated around the coasts, and maybe you are up closer to 10% affected. So far. Except the damage goes deeper and farther than that, because the animals swim, and the pollutants disperse. And how fast is it coming out of that hole in the ground today?