By PATRICK REIS AND ALLISON WINTER of GreenwirePublished: July 2, 2010 Scientists are working to lure migrating birds away from the oil in the Gulf of Mexico and toward safe habitat. At stake is the well-being of more than 50 million birds migrating south to or through the Gulf over the next six months, with […]
By NPR StaffJuly 3, 2010 As the oil spill coats Gulf Coast beaches, rescuers are hatching a daring plan to save as many as 70,000 sea turtle eggs from the disaster. Each year, thousands of newly hatched sea turtles scramble from their nests in the Florida Panhandle’s sandy beaches and Alabama coasts into the water. […]
By Juliet EilperinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, July 2, 2010; 6:58 PM The Coast Guard and BP reached a settlement Friday with environmental groups over the issue of how best to guard against accidentally killing endangered sea turtles during controlled burns in the Gulf of Mexico aimed at curbing the oil spill’s spread. Four environmental groups […]
By ALLEN JOHNSON, NEW ORLEANS July 2, 2010 THE man appointed by US President Barack Obama to manage BP’s oil spill disaster fund has warned that “there’s not enough money in the world” to pay all claims, and suggested home owners with plunging property values could lose out. The warning from prominent US lawyer Kenneth […]
Low oxygen levels found in Gulf waters By Mike Brantley, Press-Register, video and narration by Ben Raines IN THE GULF OF MEXICO — The Press Register sampled oxygen levels on two natural gas platforms off Alabama and then dove on them to survey the fish and other creatures around the structures. While overall fish populations […]
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Alabama Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley says officials have found oil on the seabed just off the state’s coast, confirming fears that the Gulf oil spill could be doing more damage than is readily apparent from the surface. Barnett said Thursday that nets used by the state to determine what’s on […]
By Ryan Dezember, Press-Register Ryan Dezember, Press-Register Published: Thursday, July 01, 2010, 6:32 PM Following an afternoon reconnaissance flight today, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach employees reported that oil of some sort — be it sheen, tarballs or orange globs — had impacted all 32 miles of Baldwin’s beaches and streams of oil were spotted […]
Save Our Shores! Florida is a statewide, citizen-based marine conservation organization. Our mission is protecting Florida’s beaches and coastal environment through public education, marine awareness, legislative advocacy, and direct citizen action. Gulfport boom failure Technorati Tags: oil production,oil spill,pollution,Gulf of Mexico,North America,habitat loss,ecosystem disruption
Desdemona suspected that it was natural tidal action, and not a BP cover-up, that buried the oil under a new layer of sand; we saw something similar on Pensacola Beach. But the Save Our Shores Florida folks claim that Sheriff’s deputies confirm BP hauled in the sand: The sand covering most of the beach was […]
Published: Thursday, July 01, 2010, 5:09 PM Six-foot waves from Hurricane Alex have damaged a new, $4.6 million system meant to prevent oil from flowing into Perdido Bay. The structure is composed of more than 3,000 feet of long steel pipes that are strung together in Perdido Pass between dozens of pilings in Orange Beach […]
