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17Jul/10

Beyond the Gulf Oil Spill: Five Ongoing Ecological Disasters With No End In Sight

Beyond the Gulf Oil Spill: Five Ongoing Ecological Disasters With No End In Sight A burning oil spill in the Niger Delta. Photo via City of Refuge Africa Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still. ...
Source: Treehugger

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8Jul/10

Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill

Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill ......the chance of survival and stress that may place the animals at greater risk of injury or death.” Corralling or containing wild dolphins in secluded bays and potentially hand feeding them until an area is cleaned is not practical, logistically feasible,.....
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7Jul/10

Gulf Oil Spill’s Ripple Effect

Gulf Oil Spill's Ripple Effect Prior to the BP leak, there was a huge campaign aimed at getting Americans to buy wild American shrimp from the Gulf. In addition to shrimp, the region provides almost all the oysters served in this country. According...
Source: Garden City Patch: Latest Articles

6Jul/10

Today’s Climate: July 6, 2010

Today's Climate: July 6, 2010 A top Texas official said Monday that tar balls from the Gulf oil spill have been found on state beaches, marking the first known evidence that crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has now reached all the Gulf states. Less than four months after Pres. ...
Source: Solve Climate

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6Jul/10

Ambitious project to lift a generation of sea turtles out of oil spill’s way

Ambitious project to lift a generation of sea turtles out of oil spill's way Finally, they will be released into unoiled waters of the Atlantic Ocean. "We looked at a variety of options. In normal circumstances, we would never do this. We know we'll have mortality. But at...
Source: IndiaVision

4Jul/10

Storyville "Save Our Coast" T-Shirt to Benefit Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund

The spill has had an extensive impact on marine and wild life, fishing and tourism. "Businesses are going under, fishermen are out of work and families have been devastated," said Josh...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

3Jul/10

Weekly Oil Spill Update – Relocating turtles and nests

Weekly Oil Spill Update - Relocating turtles and nests They plan to dig up upwards of 70,000 sea turtle eggs along the nesting beaches in Alabama and Florida...
Source: New England Aquarium

2Jul/10

Oil Spill’s Toll on Wildlife Could Soar

Oil Spill's Toll on Wildlife Could Soar Special Section: Disaster in the Gulf The question now is how many of the creatures are dying in the oil, said...
Source: CBS News

29Jun/10

Asian shrimp prices soar

Asian shrimp prices soar And while wild gulf shrimp provides only about 7 percent to 9 percent of that supply, the oil spill likely will send some U.S. restaurants and...
Source: San Antonio Express

29Jun/10

ANALYSIS-Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill

ANALYSIS-Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill The spreading oil has halted major fisheries and covered wetlands and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. The public has been horrified by images of birds and other wildlife...
Source: Reuters Alert Net