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The Week in Pictures: BP Censors Media, China No Longer a Developing Nation, Best Bamboo Bikes, and More (Slideshow)

As the BP oil spill moves from being a short and bloody battle to a long and drawn out war, frustrating news surfaced this week: 1) In an Alabama wildlife refuge affected by the spill, even possessing a camera is prohibited (video, after the jump); 2) BP apparently won’t use peat moss to help clean [...]

Today’s Oil Spill Nonsense: Overt Media Censorship, Plus: BP Nixes Peat Moss to Protect Profits

As the BP oil spill moves from being a short and bloody battle to a long and drawn out war, I’ve personally have moved to from anger to trying to think more constructively, but here are two pieces of news which drag me right back to frustration: 1) In an Alabama wild…Read the full story [...]

More BP Oil Spill Nonsense: Overt Media Censorship + BP Won’t Use Peat Moss in Clean Up to Protect Profits

As the BP oil spill moves from being a short and bloody battle to a long and drawn out war, I’ve personally have moved to from anger to trying to think more constructively, but here are two pieces of news which drag me right back to frustration: 1) In an Alabama wild…Read the full story [...]

Dispatch From the Gulf Oil Spill: When Apologies Are Not Enough (Video)

Alexandra and Philippe Cousteau inspect tarballs that have washed up on a beach in Alabama. Image courtesy of Philippe Cousteau I got word last night on the way to Alabama that Larry King is doing a two-hour special telethon and that they want me to be a special field correspondent to film and host all [...]

Oil Spill Response Vessel Captain Dies in Gunshot Suicide

MOBILE, Alabama, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – An Alabama boat captain working the BP oil spill response died this morning from a gunshot wound that may have been self-inflicted. William Allen “Rookie”… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Hair Raising Campaign to Clean Up Gulf Oil Gusher

Volunteers produced a lot of boom at Felix’ Fish Camp, Mobile Alabama, to absorb oil. Photos courtesy of Matters of Trust Since the Top Kill method has failed, cleaning up the continuously leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico is clearly a nonstop effort until the gusher is somehow capped. Marine toxicologist and author Riki [...]

BP Goes For Extra Hurricane Point: 22 Mile Long Plume Moving Toward Alabama

Image credit:FamilyHomeSecurity.com British Petroleum has created a 22 mile long undersea oil plume, measured as “dispersed” beneath the ocean’s surface, stretching from the wellhead, to Mobile Alabama. Via the Chron: “The thick plume was detected just beneath the surface down to about 3,300 feet (1,000 meters), and is more than 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) wide, [...]

8 Shocking Things I Witnessed While Covering the Gulf Spill

Photos by Brian Merchant I recently got back from a 10 day stint covering the Gulf oil spill for TreeHugger. The scenes I came across in impacted regions throughout Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi were tense, chaotic, devastating and often downright sad. A disaster of such a magnitude is capable of taking you by surprise on [...]

Under Siege: Mobile Bay Alabama’s First Line Of Oil Defense Is Bigger Boom On 2,000 Pound Anchors

“Mobile Bay is Alabama’s central estuary system and provides a transitional zone, where the river’s freshwater meets tidally influenced marine waters.” Image and caption credit:MobileBayKeeper.org A most painful demonstration of Murphy’s Law – that which can go wrong will go wrong in a emergency – is holding true across the Gulf. The Alabama Press-Register is [...]

Hundreds of Dead Fish Wash Up on Public Beach in Alabama After Oil Sightings (Photos + Video)

Photos by Brian Merchant Dauphin Island, right off the coast of Alabama, was one of the first places to report oil making landfall on its shores. The oil hit Dauphin’s beach in the form of small tar balls — similar to those I found washing up on the shore of Louisiana. Now, just a few [...]

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