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Gulf Oil Spill Symposium: Work Groups Begin Design of Early Warning System for Gulf Wildlife and Habitats

,  |  Nov 10, 2010

NOTE: this is the second post from the Gulf Oil Spill Symposium. Also see part I, Symposium Looks to Alert Policy Makers to Impacts from Gulf Oil Disaster One glaring … Read more

Tar Balls Continue Washing Ashore in Florida

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Nearly seven months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil continues to soil Escambia County’s white sand. Read more

Symposium Looks to Alert Policy Makers to Impacts from Gulf Oil Disaster

 |  Nov 9, 2010

The old rock tune goes something like “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” That’s also a common problem in nature, especially after a traumatic blow to an … Read more

New Evidence Gulf Oil Disaster Killing Corals

 |  Nov 8, 2010

Seven miles from the BP oil gusher, researchers have discovered new evidence of the disaster’s impact on Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem: Scientists have found evidence of “dramatic” damage to deep-sea … Read more

Dr. Ian MacDonald: Over 50% of BP Oil Remains in Gulf

 |  Sep 27, 2010

Dr. Ian MacDonald of Florida State University is scheduled to testify at today’s meeting of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Testifying on … Read more

Permanent Cap Marks End of Beginning of Gulf Oil Disaster

 |  Sep 19, 2010

BP announced Sunday a permanent seal had been placed on its Macondo well, site of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people and led to an estimated … Read more

Breaking: Gulf Oil Disaster Bird Species Impacts Released

,  |  Sep 16, 2010

UPDATE 9/16: More reaction to the new data from NWF’s Dr. Doug Inkley. For the first time, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has just released a catalog of … Read more

A Night of Watching & A Day Of Hope

,  |  Sep 9, 2010

If you haven’t already, you should check out the blog of the National Wildlife Federation’s John Hammond, one of our front-line responders to the Gulf oil disaster. Here’s an excerpt … Read more

Tuesday Gulf Oil Disaster Updates

 |  Sep 7, 2010

A quick roundup of some Gulf oil disaster news items: Crews have raised the Deepwater Horizon’s massive blowout preventer to the surface, hoping it will provide clues in what caused … Read more

The Gulf Coast: A Long Road to Recovery

,  |  Aug 2, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger I was back down in the Gulf recently, and there is going to be a long road for recovery for the communities and wildlife impacted by … Read more