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'First' Dispersant Study Funded by Feds: The Corexit “did NOT degrade”… “It didn’t go away” — May not have even broken up the oil

January 26th, 2011 at 04:27 PM

News Release : First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate, ... Read more >>

UF scientist says "clear evidence that much of the oil is still below the surface in subsurface plumes"

November 25th, 2010 at 02:11 PM

Gulf Coast left with more questions than answers in wake of BP oil spill, Gulf ... Read more >>

Research team “uncovered a PAH bonanza” — And just 190 parts per BILLION of PAHs is “considered pretty toxic” says professor at NASA installation

November 2nd, 2010 at 08:15 AM

BP gusher left deep sea toxic for a time, study finds, ScienceNews Magazine Web Edition, ... Read more >>

Researchers discover oil plume drifting 300 miles from Macondo well (VIDEO)

October 26th, 2010 at 01:44 PM

Scientists say oil is still out there in the Gulf, WWL, October 25, 2010:

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Breaking: Scientists find “long plumes” of oxygen-depleted water “emanating” from BP’s Macondo well site

October 25th, 2010 at 04:51 AM

Research teams find oil on bottom of Gulf, USA Today, October 24, 2010:

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100 miles SOUTHEAST of blow-out: Oil appeared from "100 meters from the surface all the way down to 1,200 meters"

October 5th, 2010 at 03:16 PM

What Lies Beneath, National Wildlife Foundation, October 4, 2010:

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Plumes of Corexit/oil mix causing microorganisms to have “mutant DNA” that can be “passed on” says USF researcher appearing tomorrow on National Geographic

September 27th, 2010 at 06:15 PM

USF research included in TV special on Gulf spill, Tampa Tribune, September 27, 2010:

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"MOST" of the dispersant used by BP in the Gulf is "still below the surface" says plume researcher

September 27th, 2010 at 05:57 PM

USF research included in TV special on Gulf spill, Tampa Tribune, September 27, 2010:

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Plume study author: “Oil-gobbling properties of the microbes have been GROSSLY OVERSTATED”

September 17th, 2010 at 06:50 PM

Oil-eating microbes may not be all they’re cracked up to be, Yahoo (Upshot Blog), September ... Read more >>

Researchers “observed plumes in four different places” between six to 12 km from wellhead — APPEAR to be rising from seafloor in 360 degree image (PHOTO)

September 17th, 2010 at 02:15 PM

Gas in the Gulf, OnEarth Magazine, September 16, 2010:

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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 >>

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

September 1st, 2010 at 03:54 PM

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

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OLDSCHOOL: Feds funding research which uses chemical tests from 1880s to detect BP dead zones

August 21st, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Gulf Oil Spill and Seafood Safety Government Panel, House Committee Energy & Commerce, Energy and ... Read more >>

Top oceanographer: Feds “misleading” public, only 10 PERCENT of oil has been removed from ocean

August 19th, 2010 at 03:44 PM

Today, the Guardian is reporting, "Ian MacDonald, an oceanographer at Florida State University, said the ... Read more >>

NEW study finds oil plume over 22 miles long, 650 feet high, a mile wide; “Most worrisome” that it takes 10 TIMES LONGER to degrade

August 19th, 2010 at 03:07 PM

The chief author of a another new study of the submerged oil said, "The study ... Read more >>

News that oil/dispersants are “COATING” seafloor and headed east hits Florida residents: “It looks as if we’ll never get over this oil… At least, not in my lifetime”

August 18th, 2010 at 10:44 AM

"Oil that dispersed in the Gulf of Mexico is still out there, coating deep-water spawning ... Read more >>

Head of Navy tours Gulf, shocked by amount of oil: “Wow, what are we in sir?” — Fisherman responds “Kind of looks like a UFO underwater, don’t it?” (VIDEO)

August 18th, 2010 at 09:55 AM

YouTube Description: Mississippi Fishermen speak out on injustices of the government's position on oil disappearing

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New report reveals ocean floor covered in crude oil just 40 miles from Florida coast and heading east (PHOTO)

August 17th, 2010 at 05:24 AM

CNN has obtained a copy of an unreleased report in which scientists reveal, "Oil has ... Read more >>

150 shrimpers report “underwater plumes” of oil; Top official says “QUIT TALKING about it”

August 16th, 2010 at 02:05 AM

"We had a meeting Wednesday night where we had over 150 shrimpers... who are saying ... Read more >>

BP officials “DON’T BELIEVE” mayor’s tests that prove oil is surfacing in local waters

August 14th, 2010 at 07:48 AM

The Press-Register reports, "BP has rejected claims from Orange Beach that city contractors are regularly ... Read more >>

CNN: Plumes of oil “RESTING ON BOTTOM” hit Gulf beaches — Feds, BP still deny finding submerged crude (VIDEOS)

August 14th, 2010 at 07:14 AM

CNN, August 14, 2010 at 6:20 a.m. EDT:

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Bottom Line: Feds DON'T have a "good idea" about where the oil is or how much there is (VIDEO)

July 29th, 2010 at 10:03 PM

National Incident Commander Thad Allen, CNN, July 29, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.:

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Coast Guard not reporting oil? Local official says EVERYDAY crude is impacting marshes (VIDEO)

July 27th, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Craig Taffaro, St. Bernard Parish President, CNN, July 27, 2010 at 10.05 p.m. EDT:

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Commander: Estimate of 4 to 6 more weeks of oil washing ashore only “comes from what we actually observe” on the surface

July 27th, 2010 at 05:29 PM

At the July 26, 2010 press conference, Richard Fausset of the Los Angeles Times asked:

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Commander floats idea of oil plumes surfacing “at a later date”, Will “go on for a long, long time”

July 27th, 2010 at 05:26 PM