Last month, when everyone thought that BP’s Gulf oil spill was just a minor terrible disaster, we published a post about what the slick might look like superimposed over Seattle. Since then, the original estimates about how much crude is being pumped into the sea have gone up by, say, a factor that’s too depressing to pinpoint. So are you ready to get even more bummed out? Sure ya are!Put it back in the Gulf. PUT IT BACK IN THE GULF!
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