The massive Gulf oil spill disaster, has triggered strong reactions from people around the nation, and world.

Most people are saddened  by the situation. The pollution, oil-slicked wildlife, and how it is devastating the livelihood for people in the area, is the main concern.  It still remains  the all consuming, top story in the news.  We are NOW in day 85 , and we really do want to believe, that this new cap will do the job, of finally, plugging the leak.  There has, as you know, been much said, and not much good news or luck , if you will, since the onset, of this horrific mess.

After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has begun testing today (Tuesday), to see if it will hold and stop, fresh oil from polluting the waters for the first time in nearly three months. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, BP placed a containment cap on the broken oil rig. Now, they are claiming that they have collected more than 42,000 barrels of crude oil. An expert spoke with the New York Times, and said that he not only disagrees with that statement, but believes that the BP containment cap, has made the oil spill worse.  It does seem that way. Read the rest of this entry »