"UNESCO Declares Everglades Endangered Site"
"A U.N. panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an endangered World Heritage site due to the wetlands' continued degradation, officials said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2010
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"Oil-Spill Dispersants Come Under New Scrutiny At Senate Hearing"
"The dispersants used to break up the BP PLC oil spill came under new scrutiny Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, where a panel warned that the U.S. government lacks critical information about whether the chemicals threaten sea life in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: Dow Jones, 08/05/2010
"Special Report: Watching Grass Grow In The Gulf, And Cheering!"
"Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever. They help slow down hurricanes and filter pollution. As impenetrable to humans as a green wall, they shelter birds, fish and endangered mammals, and act as nurseries for commercial species like shrimp and crabs. But let oil get into their roots and underground reproductive systems, and they can wither and die."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2010
"Spill May Give Boost To Eco-Theology"
"Where would Jesus drill? Religious leaders who consider environmental protection a godly mission are making the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a rallying cry, hoping it inspires people of faith to support cleaner energy while changing their personal lives to consume less and contemplate more."
Source: AP, 07/08/2010
Cleaning Oil from Gulf Marshlands Could Prove Impossible
"The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said."
Source: AP, 05/24/2010
USCG and BP Threaten Journalists With Arrest for Documenting Oil Spill
A CBS News crew captured on video orders from BP contractors and US Coast Guard officials to stop filming environmental damage from the BP-owned oil fouling Louisiana beaches and coastal wetlands. The Coast Guard denied that it or BP has rules prohibiting coverage.
Source: Mother Nature Network, 05/21/2010
Jindal: 'The Day That We've Been Fearing Is Upon Us'
A blanket of thick oil smothered Louisiana's life-giving wetlands as the BP oil spill finally moved ashore.
Source: AP, 05/20/2010
"Climate Bill Could Be Harmed By Gulf Oil Spill"
"A historic environmental protection bill is in danger after a massive oil spill put a new focus on the perils of offshore drilling, a feature that was supposed to win wider support for the legislation."
Source: Huffington Post, 05/03/2010
"Containment Booms No Help; Slick Oozes To Shore"
"Heavy winds continued to whip up high waves on the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, thwarting attempts to contain the growing slick that's washing ashore in southern Louisiana and threatening the Mississippi and Alabama coasts. Rough waves rolled over containment booms, pushing oil-slicked water closer to shore, where wetlands and other fragile ecosystems stand at risk."
Source: NPR, 05/03/2010
Suppressed EPA Studies Reveal High Cost of Sea Level Rise
A comprehensive peer-reviewed EPA study of how man-made climate change is making East Coast beaches vanish was suppressed by the Bush administration. The Obama administration is following Bush' lead in keeping it unpublished.
Source: Climate Desk, 04/28/2010
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