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Starfish kill in Barataria Bay occurred just days before massive fishkill — In same area

Starfish kill from April 27 (AP)

The recent massive fishkill in Plaquemines Parish . . . → Read More: Starfish kill in Barataria Bay occurred just days before massive fishkill — In same area

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Florida Oil Spill Law - September 15, 2010 at 11:05 am

Far From Over: New Oil Soaks Beaches in Plaquemines Parish; Oil Surfaces on Eastern Side of Barataria Bay

For anybody who doubts there’s any substantial amount of oil left in the Gulf, you might catch the Times-Picayune story about new waves of oil coming ashore. The TP article reminds us just how far we are from getting through this mess: “… 16 miles of coastal beaches in Plaquemines Parish from Sandy Point to…

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - September 13, 2010 at 5:52 pm

“NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana

The Times-Picayune reported yesterday, “A new wave of black oil suddenly came ashore . . . → Read More: “NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Florida Oil Spill Law - at 3:45 pm

Tests Confirm: Oil And Chemical Dispersant Corexit in Mississippi Sound After Being Sprayed Near The Shore (Video)

Oil And Corexit Found In Mississippi Sound

Lab tests confirm that samples collected in the Mississippi Sound contain oil and Corexit used in the BP Gulf Oil Spill. Tests matched actual samples of oil from the Deepwater Horizon well obtained through legal channels within the court system.

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2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - August 31, 2010 at 1:37 pm

Photos: Oil And Chemical Dispersant Corexit All Over Barataria Bay

8/24/10 Barataria Bay, La. Images all in area of Lat 29,26.2183N Long 89,50.1794W, Continuing the sampling of the gulf coast with Boston Chemical Data, www.labs.pro, accompanied by Strongbear, Brian Moore from Boston Chemical and Boat Captain Al Walker and Tracy Palmisano. Today we were taking several types on samples from the Bay including bottom and top water samples adjacent to oiled shorelines including thick orange oil stirred up from the bay bottom, water column samples from different levels in deeper waters near Four Bayou Pass, more samples of sheen and dispersant related foam, and beach samples from an island I have visited several times about 4 miles east of Grand Isle which has never been cleaned. Lat 29,19.1787N Long 89,50.4223W Pictured here is Brian sampling oil on shore and below surface at "oil island" east of Grand Isle.

New Orleans photographer Jerry Moran and our sampling team has collected samples and taken photos of oil and possible chemical dispersants all over Barataria Bay located in southeastern Louisiana spreading across in Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - August 30, 2010 at 4:30 pm

Confirmed: Corexit Still Being Sprayed in the Gulf

Orange Beach Alabama Officials Confirm 66 PPM of Corexit still being found in state waters

Veteran chemist Bob Naman says that Corexit is still being sprayed in the Gulf, and that he found 13.3 parts per million in Cotton Bayou, Alabama. Orange Beach AL officials say they are now finding Corexit in state waters up to 66 parts per million.

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by George Washington - August 28, 2010 at 5:38 pm

BP Workers Orderded Not To Clean Up Oil; Dispersants Sprayed At Night To Sink Oil Instead

C-130 Military Aircraft Spraying Dispersants Into Gulf Of Mexico

BP clean up workers say they where ordered not to clean up oil with skimmers during the day. Instead BP used military aircraft to sink the oil with dispersants at night.

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19 comments - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Higgins - August 17, 2010 at 1:38 am

BP Gulf Oil Spill Photos Show What BP Doesn’t Want You To See, The Real Reason Constitution Has Been Suspended

BP Gulf Oil Spill Fish Kill

A collection of photos that BP doesn't want people to see which shows just why the Constitution has been suspended and there is now a no-fly zone over the BP Gulf Oil Spill.

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188 comments - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Higgins - July 11, 2010 at 8:22 pm

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