Fort Jackson, Louisiana (AFP) June 10, 2010 – Most oil-struck birds and turtles will die alone and uncounted for at sea or buried in coastal wetlands, amid warnings the true toll from the Gulf of Mexico spill may never be known. “Historically, they estimate that 10 percent of (oiled) birds are found,” said Rebecca Dunne, […]
Wilkerson on Cheney Pt2: Cheney’s support for pro-industry “regulators” maybe his main damage to America If it was supervised, if it was overseen, if it was regulated by the federal government, Cheney with his marvelous bureaucratic talent moved in and essentially replaced the people who were in the positions that were central to this regulation, […]
Grand Isle, Louisiana (AFP) June 14, 2010 – Michael Seymour peers at the oiled pelican floating near an island of mangrove trees and winces in frustration because — once again — there’s absolutely nothing he can do to help. An amber sheen has stained the pelican’s white head and brown chest and wings. But […]
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By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi PressPublished: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 5:36 AM BILOXI, Miss. — Gooey oil mousse patties and tarballs struck Petit Bois and Horn islands on Friday, and emulsified oil slipped into the Mississippi Sound north of Petit Bois, according to state and federal officials. “We have seen, today, some pretty heavy oiling on […]
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writers – Fri Jun 11, 7:21 pm ET GRAND ISLE, La. – The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major repercussions for both the environment and BP’s financial health, killing […]
Flyover video: Oil washes ashore at Gulf Shores By Robert McClendon, Press-RegisterPublished: Friday, June 11, 2010, 2:15 PM GULF SHORES, Ala. — The leading finger of a hand of oil hundreds of yards wide began washing up on the white sand beaches west of Gulf Shores this morning, the oily smear moving west toward the […]
By JAY REEVES and RAY HENRYThe Associated PressSaturday, June 12, 2010; 12:14 PM ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Alabama’s beaches took their worst hit yet from an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as globs of crude and gooey tar – some the size of pancakes – lined the white sands and crews […]
By ELANA SCHOR of GreenwirePublished: June 11, 2010 On the growing list of unknowns that surround the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster — How many barrels are spilling? When will the leak be capped? — belongs another, less-discussed mystery: How will the chemical soup of gushing crude and dispersants affect the health of cleanup workers, […]
By KIM SEVERSON June 10, 2010, 12:56 pm The oldest oyster-shucking operation in the country shucked its last oyster on Thursday, a victim of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Al Sunseri, whose family has run P&J Oyster Company since 1876, said he was about to give the news to the workers at […]
