Basic+Facts

media type="youtube" key="rlPPFcy-3Vo" height="385" width="480" Watch a video of the oil spill

media type="youtube" key="q0Ea5SJVup0" height="385" width="480" Bird's eye view of oil spill on June 2nd

[|BP's response]

[|Associated Press article] from June 8th

Latest information from [|CNN]

[|The Daily Green's] point of view. Up-to-date reactions, including things you can do.

Heartwrenching [|Examiner] slideshow of birds covered in oil.

To see the [|Examiner]'s interactive counter of how much oil has spilled, scroll down about half way.