BlazerCast for May 4, 2010: Biologists Thane Wibbels, Ph.D., Ken Marion, Ph.D., and their graduate research assistant Andy Coleman have spent the better part of four years fighting to keep the Alabama Diamondback Terrapin off the endangered species list, going so far as to open a turtle hatchery on campus. Now, the growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico could void the progress theyve made, Wibbels says. Hear what most concerns him as the oil spill closes in on the Alabama coast line in this weeks Blazercast. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: bit.ly
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BP Caps One Leak, But Impact Seen Small
BP said that closing the smallest of the leaks will have little effect on the overall rate of gushing oil out of the well and the environmental concerns that come along with it.
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Florida’s Gulf Coast braces for oil spill’s impact
PERDIDO KEY — On one of the westernmost patches of Florida earth, the people of this beach community plucked litter from impossibly white sand — lipstick-stained cigarette butts, bottle caps, straws, plastic cups — in a frantic effort to protect the shoreline from an oil spill gushing in the Gulf of Mexico that is likely to arrive in days.