Pretty Slick
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One year of the BP oil spill ecological catastrophe. I would really like to see this documentary. Pretty Slick movie clips (BP Gulf oil spill) from james fox on Vimeo. One year of the BP oil spill ecological catastrophe. I would really like to see this documentary. Pretty Slick movie clips (BP Gulf oil spill) from james fox on Vimeo.

Bubble Up: A Deepwater Horizon Disaster Song
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Lyrics to Bubble Up! are here. BUBBLE UP is a song dedicated to the current state of the world, with music by julian mock and lyrics by nick santoro. Lyrics to Bubble Up! are here. BUBBLE UP is a song dedicated to the current state of the world, with music by julian mock and . . . → Read More: Bubble Up: A Deepwater Horizon Disaster Song

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Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: My Thoughts
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A professor once told me that whether religious or not, each and every one of us has a geographical locality that we feel a deep and spiritual connection to. For some this may be a place of formal worship, such a cathedral, for others maybe their hometown. For me it is southern Louisiana, a place . . . → Read More: Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: My Thoughts

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British Petroleum, You Broke My Heart
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Dear BP, I know it’s hard to admit, but it seems like we’re just not as close as we used to be. We don’t seem to want to do the same things anymore. I miss when you were forward thinking and green. Now I think those good memories of us were just fiction. I know . . . → Read More: British Petroleum, You Broke My Heart

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Oil Spill Puts Cold, Deepwater Corals At Risk
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From Science Daily… Thousands of barrels of oil are leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon site each day. The oil ascends from depths of approximately 1502 m. (4928 ft.), but not all of it reaches the sea surface. The stratified seawater of the Gulf of Mexico captures or slows the ascent of the oil, and . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Puts Cold, Deepwater Corals At Risk

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Oil Spill Update: June 3, 2010 Pt II
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“No matter what took place & why it happened, the oil spill in the Gulf belongs to all of us”-Sheril Kirshenbaum BP manges to completely cut riser piper earlier today after earlier snags. The cap is now atop the pipe at ~10 p.m., oil & gas continued to spew as cap is adjusted into place . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: June 3, 2010 Pt II

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Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010
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Via the Daily WhatThe newest update is that British Petroleum’s ‘top kill’ (animation, description from engineers) and ‘junk shot’ will join ‘top hat’ in the list of failed attempts. Early news of the ‘top kill” teetered for a few days between progress, stopping of the leak, progress, hesitation, and failure with no one really knowing the . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010

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Oil Spill Update: May 24, 2010
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Another few days and another few million gallons. Oil seeps 12 miles into Louisiana marshes and pelicans are coated in crude. The U.S. officially declares a fisheries disaster in Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 20% of fisheries in the area because of the spill impacting the $2.4 billion industry in the Gulf states The BP “plan” . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: May 24, 2010

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The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A Timeline
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Photo from the gCaptain Blog I spent a summer as an undergraduate in Port Fourchon, Louisiana conducting field work. Some of my fondest memories surround that summer I spent in 130% humidity and 130˚ heat. Like many others, I’ve intently watched a human tragedy take its tole and a potential environmental diaster unfold. Below I . . . → Read More: The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A Timeline

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