When Ed Overton looks at the remains of what’s happened to the Gulf of Mexico over the past few months, he sees a stale, unsolved crime scene.
…”What we don’t know is what damage is done … to little creatures down below the surface — or just at the surface — that we never see.” It’s a frustrating explanation, but more than 100 days after oil started spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists say it’s still too soon to judge the severity of the damage that’s been done to the environment — this despite recent evidence about the scope of the spill, which, according to BP, has been all but stopped at this point. Last week, the U.S. government estimated the size of the oil leak at about 5 million barrels, making it the largest spill of its kind in history. The government also released an “oil budget,” which says at least half of the oil that was released has been burned, skimmed, siphoned or evaporated out of the ecosystem. The rest, the report says, has been diluted into the ocean, dispersed by chemicals or is just plain missing. Pundits, politicians and scientists have tried to use this information to varied ends. But, despite the speculation,…
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In The Gulf, Questions Still Lurk Beneath The Surface
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