After the catastrophic explosion that caused huge oil spill from BP offshore drilling rig jin the gulf of Mexico has reached the shoreline early Friday morning. The leak is currently releasing 5,000 barrels of oil per day. the efforts to manage the spill with controlled burning , dispersal and plugging the leak were unsuccessful. This oil spill become the worst oil spill in the history
"Oil continues to flow into the gulf and with it an environmental nightmare. This unmitigated horror threatens to destroy one of the most beautifull marine, coastal and estuarine environment in the world", Prof. Tin Howard said in a media release.
Meanwhile, there are call for donations of hair and furs to be used to help mop up the oil spill threating whilelife and livelihoods in its path. The hair is stuffed into old nylon stockings which are then wrapped with mesh to make oil absorbent booms.