Archive for July 23rd, 2008

Oil Spill near New Orleans

It’s a dark day for Mississippi River locals and wildlife. A terrifying collision between a fuel barge and a chemical tanker has sent around 420,000 gallons of dense fuel into the nation’s second longest river. Reportedly, the oil spill occurred thanks to a massive accident in which a chemical tanker severed a fuel barge in [...]

Published by Alice on July 23rd, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »