BP pressuring Florida county to "sign off" that beaches are clean -- Commissioners refuse because of submerged oil (VIDEO)

Getting answers from BP, WEAR, January 20, 2011:

Drilling with heavy equipment to find buried oil ... Read more >>

Dig two feet on FL beach and "you’ve struck oil" -- "Can contaminate ground water"

Uncovering the Secret in the Sand – Buried Oil Remains After Cleanup, Bob Serata for ... Read more >>

Thick patches of floating brown foam washing up all over Gulf — Previously tested positive for “oil and dispersants” (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

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Long Beach MS: "A water sample taken in an area covered in THICK, BROWN FOAM, contained propylene glycol, one of the confirmed ingredients of Corexit 9500." ... Read more >>

“Man, look at all this oil” says scientist on Florida beach… “Something we will be dealing with for years” — “This is still loaded with PAH’s” (VIDEO)

Reporter asks will that "cause a human health risk"? ... Read more >>

"Tragic" test results from Mississippi beaches: "Approximately 500 ppm of dispersant" in dead jellyfish, based on comparative analysis of Corexit 9500... MORE

The Tragic State of the Gulf of Mexico: Sampling Reveals Oil and Dispersants on Mississippi ... Read more >>

It’s “as if I’m on another planet” says local at Mississippi beach (VIDEO)

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“Field” of weathered oil found on Mississippi beach — BP cleanup chief says it’s “actually getting pretty close to clean”

Efforts continue to clean islands hit by Gulf oil spill, McClatchy Newspapers, January 7, 2011:

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Submerged oil surfaces in Florida (VIDEO)

Tar Balls In Perdido, WEAR TV, January 6, 2011:

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Mississippi: Billions of baby clam and oyster shells, dead jellyfish & the “smell of acid” — Rainbow sheen covering beach (VIDEOS)

Blood Beach 8 months later, LorrieofOceanspring, January 5, 2011:

[B]illons of baby clam and oyster shells ... Read more >>

Britain: “Mysterious deposits of black sand” and thousands of dead crabs wash ashore

Thousands of crabs die along Thanet's coast, This is Kent, January 6, 2011:

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Young woman “developed cancer within weeks” after going to Gulf beach — Doctor believes “this was due to direct exposure to chemicals in the dispersants and VOCs”

Illnesses linked to BP oil disaster, Dahr Jamail, January 5, 2011:

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“Oil is rolling in on the beaches” of Grand Isle; Sand is “turning it black” — “I’ve never seen it looking like this”

More oil coming into Grand Isle, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, January 5, 2011:

Louisiana Bucket Brigade's environmental ... Read more >>

TV: Is beach cleanup “all for nothing”? — Oil is still in the water (VIDEO)

Cleaning It Up - Surf and Sand, WKRG, January 4, 2011:

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MSNBC: "Red gunk" and foam washing up in Mississippi -- "This stuff clings together… like snot"

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Gulf residents track washed up gunk, MSNBC, January 3, 2010:

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“Tarballs outnumber seashells” on Alabama beach, similar to areas in Pensacola Bay — Chunks of oil “rolling along the bottom” (VIDEO)

Gulf oil spill tarballs cover Fort Morgan, Press Register, January 02, 2011:

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Report from Long Beach, MS: "No sign of life in the water" -- No bait fish, no shrimp, no hermit crabs (VIDEO)

I Believe They've Killed the Gulf, deniselngbch, December 12, 2010:

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Acres of 1" thick black mats cover beach at Dauphin Island (PHOTOS)

Will Alabama Beaches Never Be The Same?, John Wathen via BP Oil Slick, December 15, ... Read more >>

BP/Feds did not look for oil in water more than 10 feet deep… due to “restriction”

Government report: Not much subsea oil, but tar mats from oil spill still near beaches, ... Read more >>

“The area you cleaned yesterday overnight becomes soiled again” — Amount of workers to DOUBLE says coordinator

"It was absolutely disheartening the amount of oil that is still out there," Terry Morris, oil spill coordinator for the Gulf Islands National Seashore, said ... Read more >>

Feds said workers could only dig 3 INCHES looking for oil, can now go 6 inches

Oil spill response remains a daily affair on islands, Mississippi Press, December 03, 2010:

[Melvin Castillo, ... Read more >>

BP’s weathered oil “is MORE toxic” than that of fresh crude warns toxicologist — Chrysene and benzo[b]fluoranthene predominate (VIDEO)

"He warns of the grave health risks tied to the later stages of an oil spill, when we see things like tar balls and weathered crude floating on the surface." ... Read more >>

Oil toxins on beach seen with UV lighting — more toxic and persistent components of crude appear yellow or orange (PHOTOS)

"They show that even when oil isn’t visible, there are still toxins present." ... Read more >>

NSF-funded workgroup: "Storms are likely to resurrect the oil that is currently hidden from sight" -- "Much oil persists" nearshore

MORE: "Effects include tissue damage that affects organ function, damage to the DNA that makes up the genetic code, disruption of hormone functions or decreased growth or hatching success of embryos." ... Read more >>

BP spokesman explains new oil sightings: “As current and weather conditions change, we’ll see more coming up” (VIDEO)

"I think it's going well. I mean, we do have the crews out here picking up tar balls and tar mats." ... Read more >>

“Oil buried up to FIVE feet deep” on Florida beach reports local news (VIDEO)

Serious effort to remove buried oil, WEAR, November 17, 2010:

If you head out to Pensacola ... Read more >>

Paper: "In the clear Florida water, the rust-colored masses can be seen from boats or while snorkeling"

Press Register: "It is still easy to find dinner plate-sized globs of oil sitting on the bottom of Pensacola Bay..." ... Read more >>

Oil under sand still just "as toxic as the fresh oil": Sample "had to be diluted 20 TIMES to get a reading" -- Florida agency says SAME sample NOT toxic

"The crude has very high danger levels of petroleum organics and is not safe for the public to be exposed to." ... Read more >>

*CONFIRMED* Chemist: That’s BP oil on Southwest Florida beach — “Should put to rest any doubt” over origin of 173 ppm oil found in sand near Sarasota

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Comparison with BP-Macondo, Control Sample Chromatogram via Analytical Chemical Testing Laboratory, Inc.

Test "clearly confirmed a match and is highly accurate and should put to rest any doubt that the oil that we found was 'sunscreen', 'motor oil', or any other form of 'naturally present' contaminant." ... Read more >>

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Fingerprint of 173 ppm oil found on beach near Sarasota, FL matches BP’s crude ... Read more >>

Orange Beach: "Billions of tar balls" (VIDEO)

Is “Operation Deep Clean” Working?, WKRG, November 5, 2010:

Darrell Finley, Orange Beach, AL: I'm used ... Read more >>