Oily Gunk on Louisiana Shore Surges Three Years after BP Spill:

              Just recently, large amounts of oily refuse have been cleaned of off Louisiana’s shoreline. These findings have come from BP’s Macondo spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The spill took place over three years ago; and still more debris was cleaned up in the months of March through August this year than the initial amount after the spill. Over three million pounds of the oily gunk were washed up and retrieved in those months. It is believed that the cause of this influx stems from the recent tropical storms that have hit the coast. Hurricane Isaac played a major role in churning up deep sands, where oil from the spill had seeped far down and laid untouched. Clean up activities for the oil spill were not allowed to dig as deep as the oil had sunk at first for fear of more harmful repercussions to the environment. But due to the recent storms, programs are now being held to cleanse the coast of BP’s major spill. To me, the newly churned oily debris is actually a great thing. The sooner these environmental inhibitors can be rid of the better. Even though large amounts keep showing up, they are still being cleaned, which is nice.

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