The oil spill in Gulf of Mexico five times worse than thought originally. The explosion happened April 20 and has been leaking ever since. It’s an awful tragedy for the BP workers on the drilling rig. And now the oil is threatening to cause havoc to the Louisiana shore. We can only imagine how much it has hurt the critters in the ocean already.

For more on this story:
http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/04/29/oil-spill-gulf-of-mexico-2/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/us/30gulf.html
http://www.bp.com/