Deepwater Horizon Spill Threatens More Species Than Legally Protected Newsroom America (Newsroom America) — Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper in the journal …
Scientists wary of BP oil spill's long-term effects on species NOLA.com It also will recommend creation of science-based models of how oil could affect the Gulf, creation of long-term research sites to monitor for future oil… Coast Guard official: Spring the target for getting all oil from Florida …The Canadian Press BP Well Capped, Gulf Oil Cleanup ContinuesVoice of America Zukunft and NOAA provide operational update, cite cap placed on well 2 days agoExaminer.com The Lincoln Tribune –PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) all 106 news articles »
BP responsible for harm to ecosystem and species in the Gulf PitchEngine (press release) The cumulative oil-slick footprint from the Deepwater Horizon blowout covered thousands of square miles in the Gulf. At least 650 miles of Gulf Coast … Six months after BP oil spill, Gulf tourism is on the mendUSA Today 6 Months After Oil Spill, Much Remains UnknownNPR Six Months Later: Keeping Faith in the GulfHuffington Post Courthouse News Service –Washington Post (blog) –MyFox Tampa Bay all 1,356 news articles »
Deepwater Horizon spill good for some species HULIQ This is not a story about minimizing the impact of the Gulf oil spill, but it will center on an interesting boon for certain life forms in the Gulf. … BP oil well behind disaster is officially declared deadExaminer.com Gulf Oil Spill: Deepwater Horizon Well Now 'Effectively Dead' Says Coast GuardAll247News Coast Guard declares BP Gulf oil well pluggedNECN Voice of America –580 CFRA Radio –Victoria Advocate all 1,720 news articles »
New Microbe Species Breaks Down Gulf Oil Plume Softpedia As this happened, massive amounts of oil were gradually released into the waters, eventually leading to the worst environmental disaster in the history of … More BP problems: The trust fundPolitico (blog) Gulf Oil Spill: Scientists Reporting Natural Cleanup Are Funded by BP and US …Death and Taxes Defender of the deep: The oil's not goneCNN Los Angeles Times (blog) –Discovery News –Science AAAS all 1,895 news articles »
Is new species of microbe gobbling up Gulf oil spill? Christian Science Monitor A study released Tuesday suggests that a new species of microbe is consuming the undersea plumes in the Gulf oil spill – perhaps more quickly than … New Study Sees Dissipating Oil SpillWall Street Journal The Spill In the Gulf May Be Over But Congress Must Tackle BP's Terrible …FOXNews Oil from BP spill degraded faster than expected, study findsCNN Scientific American –Huffington Post (blog) –Helicopter Association International all 1,359 news articles »
Lawsuit Seeks Stringent Endangered Species Analysis for Offshore Drilling New York Times "While Salazar's conclusion that exploration drilling in the Gulf posed little risk of a large oil spill was dubious at the time it was made, … Environmental group sues Interior Secretary Salazar over oil spill negligenceThe Florida Independent (blog) Center for Biological Diversity sues US Interior secretaryArizona Daily Star
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