From the comfort of your home or office, through the magic of Web video, you can watch the disaster unfolding on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. What you’re seeing—a leak that has spewed more than 36 million gallons of oil into the Gulf since April 20—is taking place a mile below the water’s surface. The temperature there is just above freezing. The pressure is 2,300 pounds per square inch. … You can see the spewing oil, but you can’t touch it. None of us can. We’ve opened a hole in the earth that we can’t close.
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