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BP's Deep Water Drilling Disaster
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 16:57 |
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 On August 13, 2011 "tar logs" were collected by LEAN members from the shore of Ship Island off the coast of Mississippi. The tar logs, as they are being called, are brick sized globs of petroleum hydrocarbons that have been rolled into a cylindrical "log" shape by wave action. Samples of the tar logs were sent to a commercial laboratory for analysis.
Ship Island is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is a popular destination for tourism and recreation. The tar logs could be found every few feet along the high tide line of the beach.
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Read more... [Tar Logs That Rolled Onto Gulf Islands National Seashore Analyzed]
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 17:23 |
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On December 5th, join the Sierra Club, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, the Steps Coalition and Mississippi Coalition for Vietnamese-American Fisher Folk and Families for an educational forum to discuss the BP Oil Disaster and its impacts to our environment and communities, and how Gulf Coast researchers are addressing these concerns.
Science of the Spill will highlight three Gulf Coast-based researchers, Dr. Scott Milroy, Wilma Subra and Dr. Ed Cake, who are tracking impacts of the BP oil disaster on blue water, fisheries, coastal wetlands and public health. The forum will provide you the opportunity to ask the scientists questions related to their research and the ongoing impacts related to the oil disaster.
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Dr. Scott Milroy, The University of Southern Mississippi |
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Wilma Subra, Subra Company and Louisiana Environmental Action Network |
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Dr. Ed Cake, Gulf Environmental Associates |
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Biloxi Civic Center |
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580 Howard Ave (Bellman and Howard) |
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Biloxi, Mississippi |
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5 December 2011 |
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7:00 - 9:00pm |
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Doors Open at 6:30 |
For More Information, please contact Jordan Macha - 504.861.4937 /
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or visit Science of the Spill. |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 19:28 |
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded and the lives of eleven people were lost. Nine days later oil began to hit the wetlands of coastal Louisiana. Between April 22 and July 15, 2010, it is estimated that 250 million gallons of crude oil were discharged from the Deepwater Horizon well and 1.84 million gallons of Corexit 9500 and 9527, toxic oil dispersant products, were applied, making the largest percentage of the oil unrecoverable, with unknown long-term environmental impacts.
Over a year later, our environment and our communities continue to see impacts on a daily basis. Across the Gulf Coast oil continues to wash ashore along beaches and wetlands. Local and state economies and household budgets are still suffering, and health impacts, potentially from exposure to the mixture of crude oil and toxic dispersant, are being reported.
 
Save Our Gulf is a coalition of Waterkeepers brought together in the wake of the BP oil disaster to lead the fight to restore and protect local watersheds, coastal communities and the Gulf of Mexico. We hold polluters and decision makers accountable and promote the sustainability of our communities. Our vision is for all communities to have waterways that are swimmable, drinkable and fishable. |
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Friday, 09 September 2011 11:28 |
 ...The "spotty" oil slicks and the description by the Press-Register of oil drops floating to the surface are reminiscent of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Arizona has been leaking oil from it's fuel bunkers since it was sunk in 1941. It appears that the "spotty" oil slick could be oil coming out of the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon rig itself and the pipes that connected the rig to the well. |
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Read more... [Is The Deepwater Horizon Well Still Leaking, Or Just Business As Usual?]
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Friday, 05 August 2011 13:10 |
Our partners at the Government Accountability Project will be in Louisiana and other Gulf coast states from August 10th - 16th to take statements from oil spill clean-up personnel (former or current, public or private-sector), and residents with health or safety concerns believed to be related to the BP Oil Spill. We are encouraging all of our members with first hand information about the spill, conduct of BP, it's sub-contractors or otherwise to come forward at this time with health and safety related matters. This is your opportunity to be part of the official record. If you have any questions about this investigation. Contact
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or call 202.457.0034, x. 132 (o), 240.888.2898 (c) |
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Read more... [BP Gulf Coast Investigation Announcement]
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