GULF OIL DISASTER
Oil Rig Explodes in The Gulf: Mile-long Oil Sheen Spreading
Grijalva Reiterates Call for Gulf Drilling Moratorium Pending Safety Inspections As Another Oil Rig Explodes Off The Louisiana Coast
After Yet Another Gulf Rig Explosion President Obama Should Permanently Ban New Drilling (Environment America)
Thousands protest drilling moratorium at rally
"The "Rally for Economic Survival" was held at the Cajundome and drew about 11,000 people, some dressed in their oil industry uniforms, others in shirts bearing messages of "Drill Baby Drill" and "No Moratorium.""
WILDLIFE, HUMAN and ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS
Lab Results Raise New Concerns Over Gulf Seafood
"A Boston lab hired by the United Commercial Fishermen's Association to analyze coastal fishing waters says findings suggest the government's claim that Gulf of Mexico seafood is safe to eat may be premature. The lab, Boston Chemical Data Corp., said it found dispersant in a sample taken near Biloxi, Miss., almost a month after BP said it had stopped using the toxic chemical to break up the record amounts of crude spewed by the Gulf oil spill. The leak was finally capped on July 15. "
BAHAMAS
Bahamas Suspends Offshore Drilling
"Following the United States' six-month ban on deepwater drilling, the Ministry of the Environment in the Bahamas has suspended consideration of all applications for oil exploration and drilling in the waters of the Bahamas. Though a well has not been drilled in the area for 20 years, the Ministry announced that a stringent set of environmental rules would need to be put in place before it considered applications."
