Speaking of crime, there have been at least 348 intentional fires set in the Gulf of Mexico, controlled burns they call them, since spill.
About 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersant have been dumped into the Gulf, over a million on the surface and about 750,000 gallons sub-sea.
About 210 million gallons of oil (5 million barrels) were released by the BP spill. About 800,000 barrels were captured by BP making it by far the largest oil spill into marine waters in world history.
Wetland destruction
Since 1956, when measurements began, 23 percent of the coastal wetlands have converted to open water.
The challenges of post-Katrina New Orleans reflect the problems of many urban and suburban areas of the US insufficient affordable rents, racially segregated schools with falling populations, great disparities in income by color of households, serious pollution from remote uncaring corporations, and reductions in the public services like transportation. Katrina made these more visible five years ago and continues to make a great illustration of the US failures to treat all citizens with dignity and our failure to achieve our promise of liberty and justice for all.
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