{"id":1957,"date":"2010-05-11T08:26:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T12:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:46","slug":"see-how-big-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/see-how-big-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-is\/","title":{"rendered":"See how big the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon on April 20th left 17 workers injured, 11 missing and a tragically high number of wildlife species threatened with extinction. It is yet another grim reminder that the future belongs to renewable energy. Fossil fuel is dirty, dangerous and anachronic.<br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/oilspill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/oilspill-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"oilspill\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1958\" \/><\/a>This incredible <a href=\"http:\/\/paulrademacher.com\/oilspill\/\">graph presentation<\/a> can help you visualize how big the spill really is. It is BIG! And probably bigger when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be reading this. 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It is yet another grim reminder that the future belongs to renewable energy. Fossil fuel is dirty, dangerous and anachronic. 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