Tag: oilspill

Virtual Meter Lets Viewers Estimate How Much Oil Is Leaking in Gulf

May 28, 2010

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by

Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Al Tompkins at Poynter talks with the NewsHour team about their awesome Oil Spill widget that measures how much of the black stuff has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. My favorite part of the widget? Includes a slider to adjust the rate of the leak based on whose estimates you believe: BP’s, USGS, or…