May 2, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill 2010: America's Chernobyl?

"I don't think I'm overstating the case by saying this is America's Chernobyl."—Louie Miller, Mississippi state director, Sierra Club, at a news conference today in Gulfport. (NewsWeek)

Chernobyl, Then and Now (via socimages)
It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history and is the only level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale.