Here's another interactive map from The Guardian.
It shows what's at stake in terms of the wildlife in the area. It includes a visual indicator of the expected size of the spill later today.
Deepwater Horizon: species under threat | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Here's an interesting bit:
According to this environmental lawyer, the likely reason why this disaster happened was due to deregulation during the Bush administration that allows companies like BP to forgo such things as what they call an "acoustic switch." This is something that could have prevented this from happening.
Basically, this could be a case of BP cutting corners to save money--a company with record profits.
The WSJ reported on it here: WSJ - Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device
It's worth a look; WSJ includes a graphic demonstrating it.
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