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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2013
40,000-Pound (20-Ton) Tar Mat Discovered Along the Louisiana Coast

40,000-Pound (20-Ton) Tar Mat Discovered Along the Louisiana Coast

The tar mat formed in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill in in 2010

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 17th, 2012
BP Executive “Asked” Wikipedia How Much Oil Was Leaking in the Gulf of Mexico

BP Executive “Asked” Wikipedia How Much Oil Was Leaking in the Gulf of Mexico

David Rainey used Wikipedia to determine the size of the Deepwater Horizon spill