The catastrophic oil spill that is still unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico must not be repeated anywhere near the shores of New Jersey and Delaware.
Since the blowout at a BP deep-drilling rig on April 20, more than four million gallons of oil has spilled. By comparison, the Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska in 1989 spilled almost 11 million gallons.
The accident has fouled gulf waters, threatened beaches, and imperiled the fishing industry. Eleven workers lost their lives.
Three weeks after the explosion, the leaking undersea well continues to gush 220,000 gallons of crude per day. BP officials say they hope to contain the leak within a few weeks.
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