Coast guard to burn oil leaked out of blown-out well

Almost 42,000 gallons of oil are being leaked into the ocean every day since the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank last week. Though the direction of wind, and water currents are favourable, it is estimated the oil will reach areas with high marine life habitat by Friday. The options available apart from burning the oil are either not feasible or will take too long to implement. As a result, the Coast Guard have decided to burn the oil slick which is about 20 miles east of the mouth of Mississippi river, an area having hundreds of species of wildlife.

Apart from environmental concerns, this disaster has caused huge economic losses as well. Though burning the oil will save marine life, it will cause a lot of pollution.
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