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Researcher surprised by how “thick and dense” oil is on seafloor — NOAA’s Ed Overton “doubted much oil was resting on the bottom”

September 14th, 2010 at 01:51 AM

'Slime highway' of BP oil suspected on Gulf floor, MSNBC, September 13, 2010:

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"I expected to ... Read more >>

Reporter: Massive fishkill so thick looks like “a gravel road” — NO TESTING to see if from oil spill (VIDEO)

September 14th, 2010 at 01:36 AM

Dead whale and thousands of dead fish found near Venice shipping canal, WWL-TV New Orleans, ... Read more >>

CSPAN: Ocean Springs man reports “We’re hearing now that all the oil they sunk in the two mile hole is STARTING TO RISE” (VIDEO)

September 14th, 2010 at 12:53 AM

Washington Journal, September 10, 2010:

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Ocean Springs, MS caller:

(At 0:33 in) We're hearing now that ... Read more >>

CSPAN: Report of suspicious new “monitors” put on life vests by BP — “Nobody really knows what they are, they’re not telling” (VIDEO)

September 14th, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Washington Journal, September 10, 2010:

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Ocean Springs, MS caller:

(At 1:50 in) But there's one thing ... Read more >>

“NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana

September 13th, 2010 at 03:45 PM

The Times-Picayune reported yesterday, "A new wave of black oil suddenly came ashore west of ... Read more >>

NOAA: Navy’s Coastal Ocean Model currents show drifters from site of BP blow-out reached Sarasota, FL in late August (VIDEO)

September 13th, 2010 at 03:06 PM

NOTE: This information may be helpful to anyone taking water samples along the coast of ... Read more >>

BREAKING: Hundreds of thousands of dead crab, shrimp, finfish in Louisiana — “We can’t continue to see these fish kills” says official

September 13th, 2010 at 02:53 PM

WGNO ABC 26 out of New Orleans is reporting today, "Plaquemines Parish Inland Waterways Strike ... Read more >>

BP COMPLETELY REMOVES 13 FEEDS FROM WEBSITE– Only four ROVs remain online, with just one streaming video

September 13th, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Remaining live feeds from the Gulf of Mexico ROVs, BP.com, September 13, 2010 at 12:00 ... Read more >>

Counselors going door-to-door in Gulf county offering “immediate” help — “We’re losing ground” says local health official

September 13th, 2010 at 09:22 AM

Baldwin County mental health counselors to make house calls, describe oil spill services, Press-Register, September ... Read more >>

DISTURBING: Nest of baby turtle eggs surrounded with tarballs — “We dug in the sand a few feet and found layers of black sand” (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

September 13th, 2010 at 08:37 AM

Tarballs on Horn Island, Greenpeace Blogpost by Phil Kline, September 8, 2010:

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Horn Island, off the ... Read more >>

LSU Scientist: “Significant amounts” of oil “still poised to come into Louisiana’s sensitive coastal marshes” — “Just a matter of time”

September 13th, 2010 at 07:19 AM

An oil wave still possible, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), September 13, 2010:

LSU coastal scientist Gregory ... Read more >>

NEW hydrocarbon plume found SOUTH and EAST of BP blow-out just 200 meters below surface — ENTIRE 40-mile transect measured consistently high methane readings

September 13th, 2010 at 01:22 AM

Nature.com is reporting, "A previously unidentified plume of hydrocarbons approximately 200 meters deep has been ... Read more >>

Only 1 of 17 ROV feeds in operation, and it’s filming nothing (PHOTO)

September 12th, 2010 at 10:37 PM

http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=9034366&contentId=7063636

September 12, 2010 at 10:30 ... Read more >>

NEAR SHORE: Seafloor covered in 5mm of “sedimented oil” just 23 miles from Gulfport, MS (PHOTO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:37 PM

Focusing in on oil, University of Georgia Gulf Oil Blog by Samantha Joye, September 6, ... Read more >>

MUST SEE: Pilot observes “a lot of white foamy substance never seen before and that none of us could identify from the air” (PHOTO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:12 PM

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Aerial Search for Whale Sharks Both Troubling and Uplifting; Dispersant Foam Visible on ... Read more >>

Reefs with asphalt-like material & tar that still smells like petroleum 30 YEARS after Ixtoc oil disaster in Gulf

September 12th, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Ixtoc spill still contaminates coastlines; is that northern Gulf's fate?, Press-Register, September 12, 2010:

Upon arriving ... Read more >>

Survey: 23 PERCENT Gulf residents suffer with “mild to moderate mental illness” after oil disaster

September 12th, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Editorial: In spill's wake, help for mental illness is critical, Press Register, September 12, 2010:

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In ... Read more >>

KILLED? Feds STILL concerned about COMMUNICATION between reservoir of oil and annulus (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:42 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 ... Read more >>

Feds, BP don’t “BELIEVE” latest plan will “JEOPARDIZE” the operation — FORMATION DOUBTS? (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:34 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 ... Read more >>

Feds change plans over “CONCERN” about “FREE COMMUNICATION” between annulus and BOP (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 08:51 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EDT:

Transcript ... Read more >>

Instructions for recording/capturing BP ROV streams with only VLC player — Small file sizes, low system requirements

September 12th, 2010 at 02:25 AM

Requirements: VLC media player

Getting the mms address for the feed

1) Go to BP's webpage with ... Read more >>

Los Alamos Lab & German Researchers: “Oil released by the Deepwater Horizon spill could reach the western North Atlantic Ocean by November”

September 12th, 2010 at 12:22 AM

Deepwater Horizon oil could reach Atlantic Ocean, EnvironmentalResearchWeb, September 6, 2010:

Oil released by the Deepwater ... Read more >>

WAVCIS founder indicates oil WILL “rise higher into the water column and be washed onto land” — “A long term problem, it’s not simply going to go away”

September 12th, 2010 at 12:02 AM

KATC reported that readings from WAVCIS indicate "submerged oil will be pushed out to sea, ... Read more >>

Top Coastal Researcher: “MUCH of the OIL that is presently in the Gulf WILL be washed back ON SHORE” after storms

September 11th, 2010 at 05:37 AM

Gregory Stone is director of Louisiana State University's Coastal Studies Institute and experienced the Exxon ... Read more >>

ROV films black blobs seeping from “WELLHEAD MUDLINE” (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 08:47 PM

Live feeds from Development Driller 2 ROV 2, September 10, 2010 at 8:25 p.m. EDT:

h/t ... Read more >>

Scientists find “THICK” layer of oil on seafloor for “DOZENS of miles in ALL directions” — Water as shallow as 300 FEET (PHOTO)

September 10th, 2010 at 06:30 PM

Photo by Samantha Joye (All Things Considered)

Researchers in the Gulf of Mexico "are discovering a substantial layer of oily sediment stretching ... Read more >>

Today “marks the beginning of the peak of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico” — “Tropical weather activity generally does not subside until late October”

September 10th, 2010 at 05:09 AM

The Peak Of The Hurricane Season Is Here, Cattle Network, September 9, 2010:

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[T]his week marks ... Read more >>

BP, Feds “still not sure of the condition of the annulus at the bottom” (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 03:40 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT:

Transcript ... Read more >>

Feds trying to find out “What is the current status of the well?” — Multiple pipes still a concern (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 03:38 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT:

Transcript ... Read more >>

Feds repeat: No threat of discharge “RIGHT NOW” — BP still running diagnostics on “CASING ITSELF” (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 02:45 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT:

Transcript ... Read more >>

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Researcher surprised by how “thick and dense” oil is on seafloor — NOAA’s Ed Overton “doubted much oil was resting on the bottom”

Reporter: Massive fishkill so thick looks like “a gravel road” — NO TESTING to see if from oil spill (VIDEO)

CSPAN: Ocean Springs man reports “We’re hearing now that all the oil they sunk in the two mile hole is STARTING TO RISE” (VIDEO)

CSPAN: Report of suspicious new “monitors” put on life vests by BP — “Nobody really knows what they are, they’re not telling” (VIDEO)

“NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana

NOAA: Navy’s Coastal Ocean Model currents show drifters from site of BP blow-out reached Sarasota, FL in late August (VIDEO)

BREAKING: Hundreds of thousands of dead crab, shrimp, finfish in Louisiana — “We can’t continue to see these fish kills” says official

BP COMPLETELY REMOVES 13 FEEDS FROM WEBSITE– Only four ROVs remain online, with just one streaming video

Counselors going door-to-door in Gulf county offering “immediate” help — “We’re losing ground” says local health official

DISTURBING: Nest of baby turtle eggs surrounded with tarballs — “We dug in the sand a few feet and found layers of black sand” (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

LSU Scientist: “Significant amounts” of oil “still poised to come into Louisiana’s sensitive coastal marshes” — “Just a matter of time”

NEW hydrocarbon plume found SOUTH and EAST of BP blow-out just 200 meters below surface — ENTIRE 40-mile transect measured consistently high methane readings

Only 1 of 17 ROV feeds in operation, and it’s filming nothing (PHOTO)

NEAR SHORE: Seafloor covered in 5mm of “sedimented oil” just 23 miles from Gulfport, MS (PHOTO)

MUST SEE: Pilot observes “a lot of white foamy substance never seen before and that none of us could identify from the air” (PHOTO)

Reefs with asphalt-like material & tar that still smells like petroleum 30 YEARS after Ixtoc oil disaster in Gulf

Survey: 23 PERCENT Gulf residents suffer with “mild to moderate mental illness” after oil disaster

KILLED? Feds STILL concerned about COMMUNICATION between reservoir of oil and annulus (VIDEO)

Feds, BP don’t “BELIEVE” latest plan will “JEOPARDIZE” the operation — FORMATION DOUBTS? (VIDEO)

Feds change plans over “CONCERN” about “FREE COMMUNICATION” between annulus and BOP (VIDEO)

Instructions for recording/capturing BP ROV streams with only VLC player — Small file sizes, low system requirements

Los Alamos Lab & German Researchers: “Oil released by the Deepwater Horizon spill could reach the western North Atlantic Ocean by November”

WAVCIS founder indicates oil WILL “rise higher into the water column and be washed onto land” — “A long term problem, it’s not simply going to go away”

Top Coastal Researcher: “MUCH of the OIL that is presently in the Gulf WILL be washed back ON SHORE” after storms

ROV films black blobs seeping from “WELLHEAD MUDLINE” (VIDEO)

Scientists find “THICK” layer of oil on seafloor for “DOZENS of miles in ALL directions” — Water as shallow as 300 FEET (PHOTO)

Today “marks the beginning of the peak of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico” — “Tropical weather activity generally does not subside until late October”

BP, Feds “still not sure of the condition of the annulus at the bottom” (VIDEO)

Feds trying to find out “What is the current status of the well?” — Multiple pipes still a concern (VIDEO)

Feds repeat: No threat of discharge “RIGHT NOW” — BP still running diagnostics on “CASING ITSELF” (VIDEO)

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