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		<title>Laura Bush, Advocate for the Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/laura-bush-advocate-for-the-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When we do more to preserve our marine resources and wildlife habitats, we have a firm foundation to provide better access for all people to enjoy our beautiful Gulf of Mexico.&#8221; These words were penned by former First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, in a well-written and moving letter in the Houston Chronicle. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/laura-bush-advocate-for-the-gulf-of-mexico/">Laura Bush, Advocate for the Gulf of Mexico<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Laura Bush, Advocate for the Gulf of Mexico avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/66f16fda7525df52d085b67feffaeb52?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>TGIF &#8211; Steve Earle: Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/tgif-steve-earle-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
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		<title>Holy Link Fest, Batman! My cup runneth over with oil spill literature</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/holy-link-fest-batman-my-cup-runneth-over-with-oil-spill-literature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oil Spills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An e-mail just made me shout a barrage of expletives. In a good way. Some poor intern at Marine Science Review is probably wailing in the hospital, clenching his eye sockets in pain after trawling Google Scholar for 3 days straight. The science division at Sea Web have put together what looks to be the <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/holy-link-fest-batman-my-cup-runneth-over-with-oil-spill-literature/">Holy Link Fest, Batman! My cup runneth over with oil spill literature<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Holy Link Fest, Batman! My cup runneth over with oil spill literature avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Oil Skimmer Design Wins X-Prize</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/new-oil-skimmer-design-wins-x-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Story at NPR: A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water&#8217;s surface at a much faster rate. The new device wasn&#8217;t developed by Exxon, BP or any of the major oil companies — it&#8217;s the work of Elastec/American Marine, based in Illinois. And the design won the company <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/new-oil-skimmer-design-wins-x-prize/">New Oil Skimmer Design Wins X-Prize<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='New Oil Skimmer Design Wins X-Prize avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/66f16fda7525df52d085b67feffaeb52?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Divvying up BP&#8217;s fine for restoration in the Gulf</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/divvying-up-bps-fine-for-restoration-in-the-gulf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP still has to pay the government for that little slip-up that happened last year. The Clean Water Act imposes punitive damages for any act of pollution carried out in US waters, with fines proportional to the magnitude of the environmental impact.  For oil spills, damages are calculated according to the amount of hydrocarbons leaked <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/divvying-up-bps-fine-for-restoration-in-the-gulf/">Divvying up BP&#8217;s fine for restoration in the Gulf<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Divvying up BP&#8217;s fine for restoration in the Gulf avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>BOEMRE Final Report on Deepwater Horizon</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/09/boemre-final-report-on-deepwater-horizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say its the most captivating document ever produced (unless you&#8217;ve got a thing for regulatory practices and safety recommendations), but it is an important document nonetheless:  yesterday, the newly renamed Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released its &#8220;Final Report Regarding the Causes of the April 20,2010 Macondo Well Blowout.&#8221; <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/09/boemre-final-report-on-deepwater-horizon/">BOEMRE Final Report on Deepwater Horizon<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='BOEMRE Final Report on Deepwater Horizon avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/csi-macondo-fingerprinting-the-oil-that-got-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the blown out Macondo well, scientific data surrounding last year’s oil spill has been coming out in a painfully slow trickle. As the oil started flowing, scientists soon realized the unprecedented opportunities arising from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.   Samples collected at the gushing wellhead are now providing new insight into the transport and ultimate <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/csi-macondo-fingerprinting-the-oil-that-got-away/">CSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='CSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Gulf of Mexico &#8216;dead zone&#8217; could be biggest ever</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/2011-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone-could-be-biggest-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ You know that oxygen-less zone that chokes life and forms every year in the Gulf of Mexico at the base of the Mississippi? Currently its about 3,300 square miles, or roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Over the last 50 years, humans tripled the nitrogen levels in Gulf. Nitrogen is often <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/2011-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone-could-be-biggest-ever/">2011 Gulf of Mexico &#8216;dead zone&#8217; could be biggest ever<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='2011 Gulf of Mexico &#8216;dead zone&#8217; could be biggest ever avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Deepwater Horizon: Resources and Restoration</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/deepwater-horizon-resources-and-restoration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to say, I&#8217;m pretty impressed with NOAA. If you&#8217;ve been to their homepage lately, you&#8217;ll notice that the key Deepwater Horizon links have been inserted into a nice little banner across the top of the site. The historic archive! Restoration Projects! Seafood Safety! I&#8217;d like to think that Deep-sea News had something to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/deepwater-horizon-resources-and-restoration/">Deepwater Horizon: Resources and Restoration<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Deepwater Horizon: Resources and Restoration avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>If the BP oil spill hadn&#8217;t happened&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/if-the-bp-oil-spill-hadnt-happened/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the BP oil spill hadn&#8217;t happened, where would the oil have gone? This short animation by Chris Harmon gives a sense of the vast scale of our oil-based economy. Best of all, he cites his sources so you can check out the numbers yourself. (Via Ayana J.) Oil&#8217;d from Chris Harmon on Vimeo. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/if-the-bp-oil-spill-hadnt-happened/">If the BP oil spill hadn&#8217;t happened&#8230;<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='If the BP oil spill hadn&#8217;t happened&#8230; avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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