Today Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced a state of emergency in 6 costal counties, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay and Gulf, due the the oil spill from the sunken oil rig. Officials fear that as early as today the oil could start to reach land. Many people along the Louisiana coast are also worried about the damage the oil could cause to their state's environment. The lastest info from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed the leading edges of the slick reaching the Mississippi and Alabama coasts over the weekend and stretching as far east as Pensacola, Florida, by Monday. It seems that measures to get rid of the oil need to be increased and quickly.
I think that the oil from the sunken rig is causing quite an issue along many costal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. I hope that the company of the Deepwater Horizon is held responsible for the spill and will have to pay for the cleanup. I do hope that they are able to clean up the spill soon before any more of the environment is affected.
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