The oil spill from the British Petroleum that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and killed eleven people has also come aground near the Dauphin Islands in Alabama. The explosion is causing enormous human fatalities and is still spilling tons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. It is currently being said that the diameter of the oil spill has reached 2,500 square miles.

The United States government affirmed that a permanent surveillance is being maintained on the delicate coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico and that according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the entire Gulf Coast is under warning concerning oil coming on to their coast.

People from all over the world have migrated to help with the oil cleanup. This is already seen as one of the worse ecological disasters of ever. According to environmental NGO’s, before the spill, U.S. leaders were ramping up offshore drilling. Now, Obama says no new drilling will be allowed until an investigation is concluded. But the world needs the US to move away from oil and to move forward with clean energy revolution. Offshore drilling is dirty, dangerous, and the wrong strategy for a safe climate future for all.

Meanwhile, BP has attached a four-inch diameter pipe and began injecting methanol to alleviate the formation of gas hydrates. Though, environmentalists showed concerns about whether “this process is simply replacing one source of pollution with another”.