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Coast Guard Commander: “Chance” BP “could NICK the wellbore”; Risking a well pipe “collapse”

July 5th, 2010 at 06:12 PM

Relief well drill is only days away from leaking oil pipe, Guardian, July 4, 2010:

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Geophysical engineer: Once BP tries relief well “they really just have that one chance”; Could “trigger a blow-out in the relief well”

July 5th, 2010 at 06:09 PM

Relief well drill is only days away from leaking oil pipe, Guardian, July 4, 2010:

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Oil sheen just offshore Tampa Bay area; “Up to a mile long” (PHOTO)

July 5th, 2010 at 03:35 PM

Coast guard finds fuel sheen off coast of Clearwater, St. Petersburg Times, July 1, 2010:

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Local TV: Gulf Coast landowners paid to provide habitat for migratory birds, apply by August 1 (VIDEO)

July 5th, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Federal leaders hope residents can help keep birds away from the oil, WTXL Channel 27 ... Read more >>

BP now using EIGHT types of chemical dispersants in Gulf

July 5th, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Large-scale skimmer begins testing in Gulf, CNN, July 4, 2010:

Meanwhile, Environmental Protection Agency scientists... [are ... Read more >>

BP Claims Office near Tampa: Commercial fishermen get nothing, “Woman is brought to tears”

July 5th, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Anger growing at Clearwater BP claims office; One woman is brought to tears, ABC Action ... Read more >>

“Horrifying”: Florida children “with tarballs on their face… tar in their eyes” (VIDEO)

July 5th, 2010 at 02:11 AM

Walton County Initiates Local Task Force to Address Oil Spill Health Concerns, WJGH Channel 7 ... Read more >>

Tar balls wash ashore in South Florida (PHOTOS)

July 4th, 2010 at 11:41 PM

On the afternoon of July 4, Florida Oil Spill Law was informed that hundreds of ... Read more >>

Report: Hundreds of tar balls wash ashore in South Florida (PHOTO)

July 4th, 2010 at 02:32 PM

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This photograph was taken today by a surfer near Jensen Beach, Florida.

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NOAA admits Threat Models “do not start with the current footprint of the spill, but rather model the spill beginning at day one”

July 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 PM

NOAA Models Long-Term Oil Threat to Gulf and East Coast Shoreline, NOAA, July 2, 2010:

Pulmonary Specialist: “Never seen such enormous amounts of exposure”; Swimming in Gulf waters can cause “respiratory failure”

July 3rd, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Potential Health Effects of Oil Spill, KRIV Channel 26 Houston (Fox), June 22, 2010:

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CBS: If relief wells fail, “the well gushes until it runs dry”; BP becoming less optimistic

July 3rd, 2010 at 09:57 PM

Are Deepwater Relief Wells a Guaranteed Fix?, CBS News, July 2, 2010:

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Investment Banker: Best thing for BP shareholders is to “try to spread the cost of this remediation out as long as” possible

July 3rd, 2010 at 06:41 PM

Says BP is playing 'Russian Roulette' with the people in the Gulf region

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Nuke BP Well? Russian Official:”I ended program — Radioactive material was still seeping through cracks in the ground and spreading”; Yet sees “no other solution” for Gulf

July 3rd, 2010 at 02:41 AM

Expert says nuclear device would need to be TWICE as powerful as Hiroshima; Never been ... Read more >>

Paper: BP cleanup crews walk 50 yards per day looking for oil at beach; “Leave one tent and go to the next”

July 2nd, 2010 at 11:36 PM

BP oil-spill cleanup looks wasteful, Augusta Chronicle, July 3, 2010:

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WWL New Orleans: “Federal responders take the 4th of July weekend off”; Felony for public to get near ‘cleanup’ (AUDIO)

July 2nd, 2010 at 03:01 PM

Feds taking the weekend off in oil fight?, WWL Radio New Orleans, July 2, 2010:

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BP Fund Chief: “There’s not enough money in the world” to pay home owners with plunging property values

July 2nd, 2010 at 02:10 PM

Fund chief says not all spill claims can be met, The Age (Australia), July 2, ... Read more >>

Satellite Imagery shows Oil/Dispersant mix surrounding Florida (PHOTO)

July 2nd, 2010 at 01:03 PM

Roffs Oceanographic Analysis for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Area, June 28, 2010:

We continue to ... Read more >>

Principal Investigator: CLEAR water in Gulf is toxic (VIDEO)

July 2nd, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Scientists Probe the Ocean Depths to Gauge Gulf Oil Spill Damage, PBS Newshour, June 30, ... Read more >>

“Tar mat” washes up on Florida’s East Coast at Melbourne Beach; Large Hammerhead 1/2 mile from shore

July 2nd, 2010 at 09:52 AM

Tar Mat Washes Up On Central Fla. Beach, WKMG Channel 6 Orlando, June 30, 2010:

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Parish Councilman: Dispersants sank crude but “we’re told as the water gets warmer then the oil will rise to the top” (VIDEO)

July 1st, 2010 at 05:59 PM

Thick patch of oil discovered in Barataria Basin dubbed 'The Black Sea', WWL Channel 4 ... Read more >>

Banned? Deadly FEMA Trailers from Katrina now used to house women and children; BP Contractor says “perfectly good trailers”

July 1st, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Katrina trailers revived for Gulf oil disaster, New York Times, July 1, 2010:

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Senate Witness: BP using dispersants so oil hits “beaches for 10 or 15 years”; To benefit from long-term amortization of costs (VIDEO)

July 1st, 2010 at 01:05 AM

Fred McCallister to Testify Before U.S. Senate Regarding Oil Spill, Red Tape, KSWO Channel 7 ... Read more >>

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