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WKRG: "Not hard to find oil on the beach and in the water" in Gulf Shores -- "Like a debris field of tar balls" (VIDEO)

September 8th, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Clean Up of TS Lee Tar Balls Begins, WKRG by Debbie Williams, September 07, 2011:

Mayor: Tons of tarballs washing up on Alabama beaches

April 13th, 2011 at 11:33 AM

"Elected leaders... want the oil giant to to keep cleaning equipment near the beaches in case a storm dredges up oil off the floor of the Gulf of Mexico." ... Read more >>

Field of tarballs on Florida Panhandle beach (VIDEO)

April 11th, 2011 at 07:27 PM

Field Of Tarballs, 44gulfwaters, April 10, 2011 ... Read more >>

Casino worker: “It makes me sick to see little kids swimming” — “There’s dead fish everywhere” (VIDEO)

March 30th, 2011 at 06:17 AM

That's just a cause right there for health problems ... Read more >>

Florida spring breakers find the oil (VIDEO)

March 19th, 2011 at 03:25 PM

BP's cleaned up one mat in Perdido Key and say they're not sure when or if they'll clean up anymore ... Read more >>

“Most Concerning”: Chrysene found in waters off Perdido Key, Florida — Effects include “increased risk of cancer, chromosomal aberrations, genetic damage”

March 9th, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Chrysene Found in Water Near Beach at Perdido Key, Florida, via Michelle Nix and Cellect ... Read more >>

Man covered in “orange slick stuff” while swimming near Destin is now “pissing blood, vomiting dark brown stuff”

March 9th, 2011 at 03:49 PM

Gulf spill sickness wrecking lives, Dahr Jamail, March 9, 2011:

"I have critically high levels of ... Read more >>

Latest videos from the Florida Panhandle (VIDEOS)

March 7th, 2011 at 04:04 PM

EVERYTHING DEAD ! COREXIT FLOATING PLEASE HELP!, jmrexford, March 6, 2011:

Hundreds and Thousands of Dead ... Read more >>

Pensacola Beach: “1,000′s of dead animals” & discolored sand as far as the eye can see (PHOTOS)

March 5th, 2011 at 08:44 PM

Fresh Dead Life- Gulf - What You won't See on the News Tonight, Cellect Opflex, ... Read more >>

Dispersed oil “everywhere” on Pensacola Beach — Not where is the oil… BUT WHERE IS IT NOT (VIDEO)

March 5th, 2011 at 07:39 PM

Surfrider Foundation: BP Oil Disaster UV Testing Program, bluemountainsurfer, February 28, 2011:

Support Surfrider Foundation, Emerald ... Read more >>

27-inch thick layer of oil-contaminated sand found -- Researcher hypothesizes they are digging holes and burying it (VIDEO)

March 5th, 2011 at 06:01 PM

Surfrider Foundation: BP Oil Disaster UV Testing Program, bluemountainsurfer, February 28, 2011:

Support Surfrider Foundation, Emerald ... Read more >>

Toxic sand? Oil on Florida beaches not gone, but pulverized into microscopic particles — A shade darker than before

March 2nd, 2011 at 06:35 AM

USF study finds beaches essentially cleaned of oil, Craig Pittman for the St. Petersburg Times, ... Read more >>

Medical Doctor: Disaster in Gulf is a “SIGNIFICANT HEALTH THREAT” for visitors this summer (VIDEO)

February 28th, 2011 at 03:38 PM

"Very concerning issue"... "The Government isn't doing anything about it" ... Read more >>

40 percent of the organisms did not survive BP’s beach ‘cleanup’

February 27th, 2011 at 09:55 AM

Oil spill cleanup on beach scaling back, Pensacola News Journal, February 27, 2011:

... Last year, ... Read more >>

Latest tests find up to 69 ppm oil on Mobile Bay shoreline (LAB RESULTS)

February 27th, 2011 at 08:45 AM

Samples taken February 15, 2011 in Daphne, AL, eastern shore of Mobile Bay, via Michelle ... Read more >>

“Corpse strewn beaches” on Grand Isle (PHOTOS)

February 25th, 2011 at 07:19 AM

Grand Isle, LA resident Karen Mayer Hopkins, February 24, 2011:

COME ON DOWN TO GRAND ISLE ... Read more >>

LSU toxicologist finds benzene and xylene in “troubling” concentrations at beach — “A fresh supply of oil” just offshore

February 23rd, 2011 at 08:43 AM

BP reneges on deal to rebuild oyster beds, repair wetlands, Louisiana officials say, Times Picayune, ... Read more >>

Crabs and fish wash up on Mississippi beach — More dead horseshoe crabs “than I’ve seen anywhere” over the last 10 months

February 22nd, 2011 at 02:39 PM

PHOTO UPDATE FROM HORN ISLAND: Too Many Dead Horseshoe Crabs to Count; Remnant Oil Both ... Read more >>

“Farther out in the Gulf we could see discolored water, pinkish-orange looking” — Wake up America you are being lied to! (VIDEO)

February 17th, 2011 at 10:15 AM

Wake up America you are being lied to!, John Wathen (Hurricane Creekkepper), February 11, 2011:

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BP, Feds say NO further treatment? Oil anywhere you look on Orange Beach — “They’re going to leave us high and dry” says official (VIDEO)

February 16th, 2011 at 08:12 AM

Beach Communities Worry BP Leaving Town, WKRG, February 15, 2011:

... [A] 35 page report prepared ... Read more >>

“Massive submerged oil tarmats” remain in Gulf waters admits Coast Guard — “More toxic than tarballs” (VIDEO)

February 14th, 2011 at 09:03 AM

Coast Guard Oil Cleanup Report, WEAR, February 13, 2011:

[T]he Coast Guard is saying that a ... Read more >>

“Football field” of submerged crude found on Florida beach; Officials say “oil washing onshore everyday” — BP claims “the sand is clean” (VIDEO)

February 12th, 2011 at 11:10 PM

BP Beach Cleanup, WEAR ABC 3, February 12, 2011:

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... BP is now saying the ... Read more >>

Report: Oil blowing inland after heavy ‘cleanup’ equipment and sifters grind it into fine bits — “A most alarming development” (PHOTOS)

February 10th, 2011 at 06:45 AM

Ft. Morgan 2-3 mile marker oil update, SkyTruth Gulf Oil Spill Tracker, February 9, 2011:

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“Wall to wall man-of-war” in Florida: “I’ve never seen this many ever — I’ve been out here for 24 years” says lifeguard (VIDEOS)

February 6th, 2011 at 04:22 AM

Not a good day for a dip; man-of-war, sharks menace Palm Beach County beaches, Palm ... Read more >>

South Florida beach “thickly populated with dead critters” — Seaweed piled 3 feet high

February 3rd, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Thousands of Dead Jellyfish mixed into Piles of Seaweed over Three Feet High, Life's a ... Read more >>

“I can’t even get in the water any more because we get oil on us” — It’s just MUD washing up says cleanup crew (VIDEO)

January 31st, 2011 at 10:49 AM

Gulf Shores beaches still seeing oil, Fox 10 WALA, January 30, 2011:

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There's an “increase of petroleum product” washing ashore in Florida “hot spots” — “It has something to do with the underwater topography” admits BP

January 28th, 2011 at 04:58 PM

Crews working at Walton “hot spot”, Walton Sun, January 27, 2011:

Right before Christmas, BP cleanup ... Read more >>

Thousands of dead and dying starfish, clams, crabs, and conchs "littering" beaches on Florida's Gulf Coast -- "Everywhere I looked were struggling creatures"

January 27th, 2011 at 06:23 PM

Since You Can't Save Them All, Naples Daily News, January 17, 2011:

Tiny creatures have invaded ... Read more >>

Massive BP operation digs up beach in Santa Rosa, FL looking for buried oil — Coast Guard “wouldn’t elaborate” and workers “refused to comment” (PHOTOS)

January 27th, 2011 at 02:21 PM

60-man crew digs for tar balls in South Walton as a part of 'normal operations', ... Read more >>

What’s in the Gulf is “going to come ashore next hurricane” says city employee — “Something people oughta look into” (VIDEO)

January 25th, 2011 at 05:11 PM

Orange Beach Testing Beaches and More, WKRG, January 24, 2011:

"We're just checking behind BP making ... Read more >>

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