Impressionen der verschmutzten US-Küste

Protective booms surround an island near mouth of the Mississippi River south of Venice, La. from an oil spill Monday, May 17, 2010. The oil is a result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico nearly a month ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Protective booms surround an island near mouth of the Mississippi River south of Venice, La. from an oil spill Monday, May 17, 2010. The oil is a result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico nearly a month ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) © AP | AP
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: A blob of oil washes from the Gulf of Mexico into the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: A blob of oil washes from the Gulf of Mexico into the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
Greenpeace Marine Biologist Paul Horsman surveys oil pooled between reeds and brush on the shoreline of the east bank in the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ENERGY BUSINESS)
Greenpeace Marine Biologist Paul Horsman surveys oil pooled between reeds and brush on the shoreline of the east bank in the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ENERGY BUSINESS) © REUTERS | REUTERS
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: A Greenpeace activist walks along an oil-contaminated beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: A Greenpeace activist walks along an oil-contaminated beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil coats sand at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil coats sand at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil booms stretch along the bank at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil booms stretch along the bank at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 in near Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
Greenpeace volunteer Lauren Valle walks along a sandy beach on the east bank of the Mississippi River where it meets the Gulf of Mexico as globs of oil wash up on shore in Louisiana May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ENERGY BUSINESS)
Greenpeace volunteer Lauren Valle walks along a sandy beach on the east bank of the Mississippi River where it meets the Gulf of Mexico as globs of oil wash up on shore in Louisiana May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ENERGY BUSINESS) © REUTERS | REUTERS
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil coats beach sand at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil coats beach sand at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
A picture released by Greenpeace on May 18, 2010 shows oil spill specialist Paul Horsman inspecting on May 17, 2010 the oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead and reached the shore in South Pass, Louisiana (USA). British energy group BP said Tuesday the Gulf of Mexico leak will have only a
A picture released by Greenpeace on May 18, 2010 shows oil spill specialist Paul Horsman inspecting on May 17, 2010 the oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead and reached the shore in South Pass, Louisiana (USA). British energy group BP said Tuesday the Gulf of Mexico leak will have only a "very modest" environmental impact, adding that its engineers are siphoning up twice as much oil as previously thought. A tube inserted into the gushing leak "is estimated to be collecting and carrying about 2,000 barrels a day," said a BP statement. On Monday it had said 1,000 barrels a day, or 20 percent of the flow, was being retrieved. AFP PHOTO / GREENPEACE - DANIEL BELTRA = DO NO USE 14 DAYS AFTER RELEASE, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVES, RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS = © AFP | AFP
A picture released by Greenpeace on May 18, 2010 shows oil spill specialist Paul Horsman inspecting on May 17, 2010 the oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead and reached the shore in South Pass, Louisiana (USA). British energy group BP said Tuesday the Gulf of Mexico leak will have only a
A picture released by Greenpeace on May 18, 2010 shows oil spill specialist Paul Horsman inspecting on May 17, 2010 the oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead and reached the shore in South Pass, Louisiana (USA). British energy group BP said Tuesday the Gulf of Mexico leak will have only a "very modest" environmental impact, adding that its engineers are siphoning up twice as much oil as previously thought. A tube inserted into the gushing leak "is estimated to be collecting and carrying about 2,000 barrels a day," said a BP statement. On Monday it had said 1,000 barrels a day, or 20 percent of the flow, was being retrieved. AFP PHOTO / GREENPEACE - DANIEL BELTRA = DO NO USE 14 DAYS AFTER RELEASE, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVES, RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS = © AFP | AFP
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil droplets stick to moss on a jetti at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
VENICE, LA - MAY 17: Oil droplets stick to moss on a jetti at the mouth of the Mississippi River on May 17, 2010 south of Venice, Louisiana. BP announced today that it is successfully siphoning off 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico April 22, killing 11 crew members. The amount of oil escaping from the well is a matter of dispute, making the success of BP's effort difficult for regulators to ascertain. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP