BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 21
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VIDEO: BP’s Disaster Threatens “an Ocean Full of Whale Sharks”
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the Gulf of Mexico, and now a group of scientists is using satellite technology to track whether any of the giants come into contact with oil from BP’s drilling disaster.This video shows the scientists, including Eric Hoffmayer of the University of Southern Mississippi and legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle …
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Confronting the Drilling Disaster With Music
Two new videos of Louisiana musicians performing songs about BP’s mess in the Gulf of Mexico and its impact on life along the Gulf Coast are making the rounds.First, if you missed it on C-Span, here’s Drew Landry performing before the presidential spill commission this week:Also this week, members of New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass …
More Questions Than Answers for Commission on Dispersants
The question of how the unprecedented amount of chemical dispersants being used to fight BP’s oil is affecting the Gulf of Mexico came up repeatedly during two days of government hearings in New Orleans.What President Obama’s commission on the drilling disaster didn’t hear, however, were any definite answers for how the dispersed, underwater oil could …
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