The oil spill is a challenge testing environmental nerves. Today the New York Times reported on another setback, “The latest attempt to contain the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico hit a snag Wednesday when a diamond-tipped saw operated by an underwater robot got stuck in the riser pipe it was intended to slice off, federal officials said.” Latest Effort to Stop Oil Flow Hits a Snag ( This video and additional links next page.)

Here is the video regarding the new problem with capping the spill:

As the Gulf oil spill wrangles nerves and tests man’s ability to resolve the problem, here are some news updates from CNN and The Examiner:

Gulf oil spill update: Oil impacts Mississippi, Alabama, coming to Florida as early as Wednesday

Oil Spill containment Cut and Cap stalls with broken saw. Videos, oil spread maps and criminal probe

BP oil spill containment stalled as robotic saw becomes stuck

Have you read this GreenLegals feature? BP will test Kevin Costner’s ocean-cleaning invention in Gulf cleanup

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