Uneasy feeling in gulf over next step

Uneasy feeling in gulf over next step By By Krissah Thompson and David A. Fahrenthold, WASHINGTON POSTMonday, Aug 9, 2010BURAS, LA. -- Obama administration officials promised Sunday to remain focused on the Gulf Coast -- punishing BP for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, and cleaning up what remains of the mess. But along [...]

Uneasy feeling in gulf over next step2017-01-17T09:22:11+00:00

Wake Up and See the Dead Zones!

Wake Up and See the Dead Zones! By Peter Hanlon, Research and Policy Analyst at Network for New Energy Choices, The Huffington Post30 July 2010NASA's Earth Observatory's "Image of the Day" blog is like a high-grade morning fix for nerdy armchair geographers (ahem). It takes a certain mindset to get excited each morning by an Uruguayan rainfall [...]

Wake Up and See the Dead Zones!2017-01-17T09:22:11+00:00

The Other Gulf Stain

The Other Gulf Stain By ANDREW C. REVKIN, The New York TimesAugust 2, 2010To the west of the oil slicks and fleets of vessels working to seal the BP well, another less invisible stain, mainly the result of vast amounts of nitrogen and other nutrients washing down the Mississippi River from agricultural lands upstream, has spread beneath the waters [...]

The Other Gulf Stain2017-01-17T09:22:13+00:00

‘Flounder jubilees’ are nothing new

'Flounder jubilees' are nothing new By Bo Petersen, The Post and Courier Sunday, July 25, 2010They call them "flounder jubilees," odd happenstances when the fish come up into the shallows in masses and people gig them by the hundreds. A few Gulf of Mexico beach communities have a reputation for jubilees. And they're apparently not [...]

‘Flounder jubilees’ are nothing new2010-07-28T08:46:00+00:00

Myrtle ‘dead zones’ stir worries

Myrtle 'dead zones' stir worries By Bo Petersen, The Post and Courier Sunday, July 25, 2010MYRTLE BEACH -- In the mid-August heat, fishermen began pulling in flounder after flounder on Springmaid Pier. But the fish weren't fighting. Susan Libes could see bottom- dwelling flounder in the surf below the pier. The marine science chemist was [...]

Myrtle ‘dead zones’ stir worries2010-07-28T08:45:00+00:00

Downsizing The Gulf Of Mexico’s Dead Zone

Downsizing The Gulf Of Mexico's Dead Zone By Valerie Brown21 July 2010The Gulf of Mexico has taken some hard hits recently, including Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But it has also had a chronic and worsening affliction: an oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that stretches along the coast from just west of the Mississippi River [...]

Downsizing The Gulf Of Mexico’s Dead Zone2017-01-17T09:22:13+00:00

Dead Zone in Gulf due to BP oil spill, say experts

Dead Zone in Gulf due to BP oil spill, say experts2010-07-12The dead zone that has been persisting in the Gulf for over a month now, is most likely due to the BP oil spill, say experts. Oil spills can deplete oxygen in water by providing a source of food to microbes that grow on oil [...]

Dead Zone in Gulf due to BP oil spill, say experts2010-07-19T10:23:00+00:00

Gulf Oil Spill Gulf Dead Zone Double Environmental Disaster?

Gulf Oil Spill Gulf Dead Zone Double Environmental Disaster? By Erna Buffie Jun 4, 2010A dangerous and unplanned scientific experiment is underway in the Gulf, thanks to the combined impact of a massive oil spill and a seasonal dead zone The gulf oil spill is impacting an ocean ecosystem already under severe stress due to [...]

Gulf Oil Spill Gulf Dead Zone Double Environmental Disaster?2017-01-17T09:22:13+00:00

Gulf Oil Spill – Size of Spill Not the Only Environmental Threat

Gulf Oil Spill - Size of Spill Not the Only Environmental Threat By Erna Buffie Jun 14, 2010Scientists say that new estimates on the size of the Gulf oil spill could quadruple its environmental impact, but size may not be the biggest threat. So much of what is happening in the Gulf is hidden, both [...]

Gulf Oil Spill – Size of Spill Not the Only Environmental Threat2017-01-17T09:22:13+00:00
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