Local police said the line gushed oil for 45 minutes before being stopped, according to media reports. (insideclimatenews.org)
One reason the public, and politicians, have been so focused on the unchecked environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is the vivid nature of the assault from gushing oil. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Officials say the pipeline gushed oil for 45 minutes before being stanched. (democracynow.org)