already 4 times the size of exxon valdez?!?

Another sobering image from Information is Beautiful by David McCandless, an incredibly site.

h/t ST.

Of course, there is a more direct impact that we're now seeing:


A dead Northern Gannet covered in oil lies along Grand Isle Beach in Grand Isle, Louisiana May 21, 2010. A member of Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research tagged the spot of the location of the incident. (REUTERS/Sean Gardner) # [via the Boston Globe]

Meanwhile, Congress and the Obama Administration are moving to pass a bill that would make liability for oil spills unlimited, rather than the current $75 million cap.