Humongous Australia Offshore Oil Spill Catastrophe Is Visible from Space

"A global-scale environmental catastrophe so large that it is visible from space is unfolding in one of earth's last marine wilderness areas," said Richard Charter, government relations consultant with Defenders of Wildlife, "It is time for the dithering, excuses, and failed response efforts to end and for the international community to get the full story on how and why this spill has been allowed to continue for so long. This persistent mess is too big and too damaging to hide any longer. ..."If anything like the Australian blowout ever takes place off of the Southeast U.S. beaches or in Florida waters, the economic and environmental consequences will last for decades," Charter emphasized.