Image via the AP The BP Gulf spill has no doubt brought plenty of scrutiny and debate to the practice of offshore drilling. But it still manages to be shocking when a figure like this emerges: according to an AP report, there are a staggering 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells throughout the Gulf of Mexico — and nobody is sure whether or not they’re continuously leaking oil or not…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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27,000 Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells May Be Leaking in Gulf of Mexico
