It's been more than two months since an explosion on an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, and crude oil is still flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, threatening sea life and coating beaches. The scale of the disaster is hard to imagine, so environmental journalist Simran Sethi takes a break from blogging about making her home earth-friendly to speak with Jackie Savitz, senior campaign director for ocean conservation nonprofit Oceana, to learn what's really going on and what you can do to help.

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