Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill: “This Web site is updated daily — check back for the most up-to-date information on the following:

• How big is the spill?
• How fast is it spreading?
• What species are threatened?
• Who is responsible?
• What if a spill occurs in the Arctic?
• Are oil spills inevitable?
• How often do oil spills occur?
• What can I do?”
• See also: Since spill, feds have given 27 waivers to oil companies in gulf – Marisa Taylor | McClatchy Newspapers: “Since the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded on April 20, the Obama administration has granted oil and gas companies at least 27 exemptions from doing in-depth environmental studies of oil exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico…The exemptions, known as “categorical exclusions,” were granted by the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) and included waiving detailed environmental studies for a BP exploration plan to be conducted at a depth of more than 4,000 feet and an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. exploration plan at more 9,000 feet.