In the article Storm Could Spell More Bad News for BP, written by msnbc.com staff and news service reports, Tropical storm Alex might give the oil spill cleanup another setback. Currently there are two relief wells that are being dug under 2 1/2 miles of rock underwater to clean up the oil in the water. With tropical storm Alex, coming from the Caribbean, if it hits the Gulf Coast it will cause the mid Aug set date for cleaning up this oil in the water. Questions remain to how much more money this is going to cause as BP has already spent "$2.35 billion dealing with the disaster." (msnbc.com & reports, 2010) Many concerns are brought to the table when talking about the oil spill, such as how it’s affecting our economy, and the environmental damage that the oil is causing.
One of the major impacts that the BP oil spill has had is what the oil is doing to Animals. In the online blog, Caught in the Oil pictures are shown to show people what is happening to the oil covered animals. A video on MSNBC, tells about how the Blue Fin Tuna may have to be listed on the endangered species list as they only breed in the gulf. Sea turtles who are surface eaters are dying as they are being downed by the oil. In Des Moines Iowa a “new exhibit at an aquarium in Iowa that had intended to showcase the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico will instead be void of life to underline the environmental impact of the massive oil spill in the ocean basin.” (Welte, 2010) The aquarium was supposed to be filled with sharks, rays and other fish, instead they are painting the glass of the aquarium to show the oil impact drowning the sea floor of the gulf.
In regards to how the Oil Spill has affected our already hurting economy, “The oil slick could become the nation's worst environmental disaster in decades, threatening hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, one of the world's richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life” (Press, 2010) Down in the gulf the seafood industry is the main source of income, which has now lead to fisherman losing jobs, and the demand for seafood is becoming bigger.
The question still remains as to what it’s going to take to clean up the oil in the Gulf. Actor Kevin Costner is doing what he can to help BP clean up the oil with his Costner Industries company and Ocean Therapy Solutions. “The excitement was realized with BP's order of 32 of the machines, some of which can clean 200 gallons a minute and extract 2,000 barrels of oil per day.” (Blanco, 2010)



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References
Blanco, S. (2010, June 16). BP Buys into Kevin Costner's oil spill clean up paln, orders 32 Separatos. Retrieved June 26, 2010, from Autobloggreen: http://green.autoblog.com/2010/06/16/bp-buys-into-kevin-costners-oil-spill-clean-up-plan-orders-32/
Caught in the Oil. (2010, June 3). Retrieved June 26, 2010, from Boston.Com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html
msnbc.com, & reports, n. s. (2010, June 26). Storm Could Spell More Bad News for BP. Retrieved June 26, 2010, from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37921094/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf/
Press, A. (2010, April 30). Oil From Massive Gulf Spill reaching La. Coast. Retrieved June 26, 2010, from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36800673/ns/us_news-environment/
Welte, M. (2010, June 24). Aquarium Exhibit Loses Sealife for spill. Retrieved June 26, 2010, from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37885261/ns/us_news-environment/