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Archive for June 15th, 2010

BP Gulf Oil Spill Is Already In Gulf Stream And May Hit North Carolina Beaches Any Day

Global Map of the Gulf Stream And Ocean Current Flows

Scientists confirmed concentrations of oil in the Gulf Stream back on June 9th and satellite images show oil may have entered the Florida Straight as early as may 23rd. Based on a simulation of the Gulf Stream that means that oil is already off the coast of North Carolina.

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BP Refuses To Allow Scientists To Confirm Origin Of Oil Plume Found In Gulf Stream Off Florida Keys

Thermal Image of Gulf Steam Current and possible path of Oil Spill

Scientists have found a plume of oil of the southern tip of Florida that has already entered the Gulf Stream. BP has refused to allow those scientists to confirm whether or not the origin of the oil concentration is from the BP Gulf Oil Spill.

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Murphy’s Law? Lightning Sets BP Gulf Oil Spill Containment Ship On Fire!

Transocean drillship Discoverer Enterprise delivers 4 Story Gulf oil spill containment dome

Lightning strikes the Transocean Discoverer Enterprise, the ship BP is using to collect oil from the leaking oil well, setting the ship on fire and shutting down oil collection activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Dispersants May Be To Blame For Thousands of Dead Fish In 2 Florida Shore Locations – Taylor County and Panacae

Thousands of dead fish found in Florida

Officials say that thousands of dead fish washing ashore in two locations in Florida are two separate incidents that may be related to low levels of oxygen in the sea. A marine biologists says that he believes the toxic chemical dispersant, COREXIT, that BP is using may be to blame.

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This Is What We Need – A BP Gulf Oil Spill Containment Cap That Doesn’t Allow Oil To Leak.

A Tight Sealing BP Gulf Oil Spill Containment Cap

Engineer Bob Kiel presents a prototype of a containment cap he designed that could be attached to the leaking oil well and capture 100% of the oil leaking from the BOP.

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Two Monster One Ton Tarballs Hit Florida Waters. Will Coast Guard Test If They Where From BP Spill?

One Ton Tarball Found In Florida

BP oil spill clean up ships find two monster one ton tarballs off the coast of Florida yet President Obama declares that Gulf of Mexico seafood is safe to eat and declares the Gulf of Mexico will be left in better shape than it was before the oil spill. Seriously?

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