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BP spill dispersants harmed cleanup crews, lawyers say

BP spill dispersants harmed cleanup crews, lawyers say By Laurel Brubaker Calkins Bloomberg Original Article BP Plc, its drilling partners and 11 contractors who made or applied chemical d...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 31, 2011 at 6:58 am

Dolphin toll from BP oil spill far higher: study

Dolphin toll from BP oil spill far higher: study By Kerry Sheridan AFP Original Article WASHINGTON (AFP) – The discovery of more than 100 dead dolphins on Gulf of Mexico shores likely re...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 30, 2011 at 7:25 am

While Slowing BP Oil Spill, Administration Slowed Flow Of Information Too, Claims Coast Guard Report

While Slowing BP Oil Spill, Administration Slowed Flow Of Information Too, Claims Coast Guard Report By Mike Levine Fox News Original Article WASHINGTON – The Obama administration failed...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 28, 2011 at 2:52 pm

One Gulf Oil Spill Source Found But Slicks May Be Spreading

One Gulf Oil Spill Source Found But Slicks May Be Spreading By Rocky Kistner, media associate, NRDC Huffington Post Original Article The Times Picayune is reporting that a Houston based co...

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 24, 2011 at 7:37 am

Houston company accepts responsibility for oil spill off Louisiana

Houston company accepts responsibility for oil spill off Louisiana By David Hammer Times-Picayune Original Article A Houston-based oil company has accepted responsibility for a mys...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm

U.S. Coast Guard: New Slick Could Be Remnants from BP Spill

U.S. Coast Guard: New Slick Could Be Remnants from BP Spill As we try to keep track and make sense of all the new oil sightings in the Gulf, the Coast Guard is reporting that the substance washing ashore on Grand Isle, Four...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - at 11:19 am

Gulf sheen could be BP spill remnants

Gulf sheen could be BP spill remnants By John DeSantis Daily Comet Original Article THIBODAUX – The source of oil washing ashore at Elmer’s Island and other shore-side area...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - at 7:28 am

Source of 30-mile oil spill in Gulf puzzles officials

Source of 30-mile oil spill in Gulf puzzles officials By Mark Schleifstein Times-Picayune Original Article Emulsified oil, oil mousse and tar balls from an unknown source were wash...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 22, 2011 at 8:02 am

Oily Matter Washing Ashore in Louisiana

Oily Matter Washing Ashore in Louisiana By Ryan Dezember WSJ Original Article HOUSTON—The U.S. Coast Guard and Jefferson Parish officials said an oily substance was washing ashor...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - March 21, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Coast Guard: Gulf sheen likely came from river

Coast Guard: Gulf sheen likely came from river By Eric Heisig Daily Comet Original Article Oil washes ashore at Elmer’s Island Sunday afternoon. The Coast Guard is investigat...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Stuart Smith - at 7:45 am

I’m sick today and nobody wants to take care of me….You people need to understand: My life’s not a trade-off.

I’m sick today and nobody wants to take care of me….You people need to understand: My life’s not a trade-off. James "Catfish" Miller, fisherman from Biloxi, who worked on BP cleanup for 60 days ...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - January 13, 2011 at 7:35 am

Berms and boom were largely ineffective responses to oil spill, panel reports

Berms and boom were largely ineffective responses to oil spill, panel reports By Jonathan Tilove Times-Picayune Original Article About of a third of the way through the National Oi...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 6:06 am

27,000 pounds of tarballs on Petit Bois, Horn islands keep oil spill cleanup workers busy (PHOTOS)

27,000 pounds of tarballs on Petit Bois, Horn islands keep oil spill cleanup workers busy (PHOTOS) By Michael Dumas Press-Register Original Article HORN ISLAND, Mississippi – BP&...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - January 9, 2011 at 8:04 am

An Infuriated Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser Goes Viral

An Infuriated Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser Goes Viral The AP ran a relatively brief report that is being picked up by a host of media outlets, but more detail is emerging from the big story on oil fouling Lo...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - January 8, 2011 at 11:30 am

This is the biggest coverup in the history of America.

This is the biggest coverup in the history of America. Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser on Louisiana's oil-soaked marshes

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 11:12 am

Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser explodes at lack of BP cleanup (VIDEO)

Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser explodes at lack of BP cleanup (VIDEO) By Bill Capo/Action Reporter WWL-TV Original Article BAY JIMMY, La. – A flotilla of Wildlife a...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 8:07 am

Oiled Shrimp Nets (VIDEO)

Oiled Shrimp Nets (VIDEO) WEAR-TV Original Article GULF OF MEXICO – An area of the Gulf of Mexico currently closed to shrimpers could soon reopen. That’s despite conflicting r...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 7:43 am

Submerged Oil in Perdido Key and Barrancas Beach (VIDEO)

Submerged Oil in Perdido Key and Barrancas Beach (VIDEO) WEAR-TV Original Article PENSACOLA – Submerged oil has left a mess on two separate beaches. A large underwater tar mat was d...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 7:24 am

Clearly there is oil here in the marsh but we are working as a team to find a best way to clean it up.

Clearly there is oil here in the marsh but we are working as a team to find a best way to clean it up. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Lauer on complaints that oil is still fouling La. marshes

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - January 7, 2011 at 7:53 pm

Oil spill still dirties La. marshes

Oil spill still dirties La. marshes By Harry Weber Associated Press Original Article PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) – Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster remains in marshes off the c...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 7:19 pm

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