Oil Slick May Hit Coast This Weekend

American Voices • Science & Technology • ISSUE 46•17 • Apr 29, 2010

Following the explosion of a BP offshore drilling rig, 45,000 gallons of oil are pumping into the Gulf of Mexico each day, and the slick may hit the U.S. coast this weekend. What do you think?

“I'm so jealous of that vast, fertile ecosystem of underwater marine life getting all that free oil." ”
Brendan Glass –
Business Objects Consultant
“This is God's punishment for our new law allowing homosexuals to crash oil tankers.”
Sean Romano –
Machinist
“Why do oil rigs go so far into the ocean to drill, anyway? Wouldn't it be easier just to drill at the gas stations?" ”
Tara Abshire –
Performance Engineer

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