The same problems that made the gulf oil spill so much worse than it should have been -- namely a lack of investment in science and conservation -- are also threatening our National Parks.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philippe-cousteau/national-treasures-or-ame_b_684481.html
With oil spilling from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two months now, it's not shocking that there's plenty of misinformation going around.
Here's some surprising science to set the record straight.
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http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/06/17/five-myths-of-the-gulf-oil-spill/
President Barack Obama's chief of staff is warning about what might happen if Republicans -- who have defended BP over the Gulf oil spill -- were to run Congress after the fall election.
Rahm Emanuel says the GOP philosophy is to paint BP as the victim, pointing to Rep. Joe Barton's apology to BP for what the congressman called a shakedown.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/20/rahm-emanuel-joe-barton-bp-apology_n_618646.html
Drew Bledsoe and Troy Aikman are competing with Kevin Costner as the company of BP's choice to get in the water and help remove the oil as backers of a company called Ecosphere.
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http://thepigskindoctors.com/2010/06/ex-nfl-stars-help-clean-bp-gulf-oil-spill/
Despite the fact that National Incident Commander Thad Allen and BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles have publicly stipulated that the media is to have access to the areas affected by the Gulf oil spill, as well as the workers who are laboring to clean up the beaches, an overall media clampdown continues.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/oil-spill-media-access-bp_n_611121.html
Sarah Palin continued her desperate quest to inject herself into the Gulf oil leak story by appearing on FNC's Hannity tonight to urge President Obama to, "humble himself," and, "call those around you on a non partisan basis that could give you the best advice." Palin seemed to suggest that the black president needs to be more humble.
Fragile habitats, endangered species, even our favorite seafoods may be tainted by the spreading oil leak.
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http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/45/animals-most-threatened-by-the-gulf-oil-spill.html
Local environmentalist John Wathen: "Never in my environmental career have I used the word hopeless, but I think this is absolutely hopeless,� Wathen said.
Even if they shut off (the leak) in the near future, we will have years of impact and there will be oil sheen hitting the coast of America" His Recent Video: http://youtu.be/did-S6XbpMM
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http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100516/NEWS/100519590/1007/NEWS02
Petrochemical giant BP didn't file a plan to specifically handle a major oil spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project because the federal agency that regulates offshore rigs changed its rules two years ago to exempt certain projects in the central Gulf region, according to an Associated Press report.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/06/feds-let-bp-avoid-filing-_n_566224.html
The Gulf oil spill caused by BP / Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig is massive.
Here's how to help, volunteer, write to Congress or otherwise take action about the serious offshore oil spill.
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http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/gulf-oil-spill-2010-0503
The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being tracked from outer space, where the sea's ugly slick takes on a strange kind of beauty.
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http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/29/2289663.aspx
