1,000 ppb TOLUENE found in INLAND waters near Florida border; “Hydrocarbon levels that exceed safe exposure limits” present in multiple areas (RESULTS & AUDIO)

Summary of WATER Sample Lab Results - Orange Beach, AL

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“OIL WAS APPARENTLY AIRBORNE” says city-employed geologist — Reports of “oily brown substance” on people and objects; Impacted area stretches for miles (PHOTO & AUDIO)

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Listen at 9:00 a.m. to Morning Edition's report 'Gulf Communities Investigate Spill's Oily Residue'.

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Mississippi officials find 80 to 90 PERCENT of OYSTERS DEAD — claim NO EVIDENCE OIL CONTRIBUTED

Officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) voluntarily "took oyster fishermen out on ... Read more >>

INLAND fish kill near Destin, FL: Reporter says “red plume replaced the visible bottom” & “Oily sheen with a foamy, bubbling substance with reddish stringy globs” — BP DENIES LINK

In today's article, Fears of oil in inland waters grow after fish kill, the Walton ... Read more >>

“Octane in your blood”: Humans on Gulf Coast show “dangerous levels of toxic exposure”, Hexane is “way high” — Treatment for “ORGAN DAMAGE” recommended (LAB REPORT)

In today's article,  Human Blood Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Toxic Exposure, filmmaker Jerry Cope ... Read more >>

AGAIN: Two more whales wash ashore today in SE Florida — Analyzing blubber for oil; “Distinct possibility” that the beachings are related (VIDEOS)

WPTV asks today: "Did whales in Delray Beach and Jensen Beach wash ashore for the ... Read more >>

BP cleanup worker: “EVERY shovel full was LIQUID OIL” while “actually IN the water” at Pensacola beach (VIDEO)

Oil washing up on Pensacola Beach, WEAR ABC Pensacola, August 25, 2010:

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Mile-long sheen leaks from exploded oil platform in Gulf — Producing 1,400 barrels a day in August (VIDEO)

Anne Thompson and Thomas Roberts, MSNBC, September 2, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EDT:

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Oil Expert: If crane drops BOP “it would crush everything”, “everything could be OPENED UP”

Today, the AP asks: "What happens if the crane attached to the blowout preventer accidentally ... Read more >>

ALERT: Oil fluids expert says “UNCERTAINTY” whether BP’s cement job was enough “to keep oil and gas from finding its way up”

Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off, AP, September 2, 2010:

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JUST IN: Oil rig explodes in Gulf 80 miles south of Louisiana, “on fire” — 13 rig workers thrown into water

One person reported injured as oil rig explodes in Gulf off Louisiana, USA Today September ... Read more >>

CORRECTED: Water testing shows “chemical compounds that can only come from Corexit 9527″

* See: Update with correction: Oil, not Corexit, found in Naples-area waters

Original Report:

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Overhead shot of black blobs seeping from seafloor (VIDEO)

BP live feed from Olympics Challenger ROV, September 1, 2010 at 7:36 p.m. EDT:

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Tremendous amount of fast-flowing white chunks (methane hydrates?) at seafloor (VIDEO)

BP live feed from Hos ROV 2, September 1, 2010 at 10:56 p.m. EDT:

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Mobile, AL man says dispersants harmed “central nervous systems” and “internal organs”

Mobile seaman claims he was sickened by dispersants exposure during oil spill cleanup, Press-Register, August ... Read more >>

*FIRST TESTS RELEASED USING BP’S ACTUAL CRUDE MIXED WITH COREXIT* Water picks up 3500% more of oil’s MOST TOXIC chemicals (VIDEO)

"Fast becoming a national scandal"

The Corexit Experiment, Chemical Engineer Marco Kaltofen of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ... Read more >>

Feds reveal concern that DRILL PIPE is CEMENTED to the CASING (VIDEO)

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 1, 2010 at 11:30 ... Read more >>

“BROKEN”: Feds say “not a lot of structural integrity left” in drill pipe (VIDEO)

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State official concerned area to be “COVERED in OIL AGAIN” after storm stirs up underwater plumes

Commercial fishermen faced with tough choices, Tri-Parish Times, September 1, 2010:

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Chem Lab President: “Such a high concentration” of Corexit dispersant in “inshore water” suggests application occured nearby

Lab Results Raise New Concerns Over Gulf Seafood, AOL News, August 31, 2010:

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BREAKING: THREE different doctors find PAHs, heavy metals, arsenic in BLOOD of Gulf Coast residents, some are “REALLY INLAND” (AUDIO)

Interview with Matt Smith, Project Gulf Impact, Intel Hub Radio, August 31, 2010:

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Feds new focus: Wellhead is BENT (not just a tilting BOP) — “It did not pop straight back up” (VIDEO)

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Feds say containment vessels “ON STANDBY” — No SIGNIFICANT risk of oil being released (VIDEO)

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 1, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT:

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