Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damage
Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Study Says
"The slow breakdown of the plume, if verified by additional research, suggests that scientists may find themselves tracking the toxic compounds from BP's well and trying to discern their impact on sea life for a long time.
"I expect the hydrocarbon imprint of the BP discharge will be detectable in the marine environment for the rest of my life," Ian MacDonald, an oceanographer at Florida State University, told Congress in prepared testimony on Thursday. "The oil is not gone and is not going away anytime soon.""
Barton calls drilling moratorium stupid
WILDLIFE, HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS
Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor?
Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor?
Sylvia Earle on the Gulf Disaster and Saving the Seas (Podcast)
CALIFORNIA
