*'''Oil-eating bacteria and the [[Gulf of Mexico oil spill]]''': The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the most severe in history, releasing an estimated 206 million gallons of crude oil into the water. The Obama administration was unable to mount any kind of effective solution to this spill, and grave concerns about the damage it would cause mounted. On August 25, 2010, it was reported that a new species of bacteria had been discovered: one which was eating the oil that had spilled. <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100825/ap_on_sc/us_sci_gulf_oil_eating_bugs</ref> | *'''Oil-eating bacteria and the [[Gulf of Mexico oil spill]]''': The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the most severe in history, releasing an estimated 206 million gallons of crude oil into the water. The Obama administration was unable to mount any kind of effective solution to this spill, and grave concerns about the damage it would cause mounted. On August 25, 2010, it was reported that a new species of bacteria had been discovered: one which was eating the oil that had spilled. <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100825/ap_on_sc/us_sci_gulf_oil_eating_bugs</ref> |