18 numbers that explain the BP oil spill

Grist
By Tim McDonnellApr 20, 2015, 12:54 pm59 pts
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico five years ago today, killing 11 men and sending nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the sea. After the well was finally plugged, the national media went home, but the story is…

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