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Scientists hit on universal theory of bubbles
PARIS  Bubbles don’t just disappear when they pop but deflate in a rapid cascade of ever-smaller “daughter” bubbles, scientists reported on Wednesday. The physics behind this bursting effect seems to hold true whether the liquid is as thin as water or as thick as heavy oil, suggesting that the…
In apparent lie, BP continues to deny existence of huge oil plumes
Appearing on no less than three major networks Wednesday, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles continued to deny the existence of oil plumes underneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Suttles’ comments came despite the fact that government and university scientists confirmed Tuesday they had found large plumes of…
AP journalist dives into Gulf, can only see oil
Some 40 miles out into the Gulf Of Mexico, I jump off the boat into the thickest patch of red oil I’ve ever seen. I open my eyes and realize my mask is already smeared. I can’t see anything and we’re just five seconds into the dive. Dropping beneath the…
Obama to reopen waters for shallow water drilling
Facing an angry tsunami from oil companies, oil company employees and oil company servicers in the Gulf Coast, the Obama Administration is set to quickly reopen drilling sites in the Gulf. The Administration will release new safety requirements in the wake of a massive BP oil spill. After a rig…
Black tide takes heavy toll among Louisiana pelicans
The animal rescuer opened the pelican’s beak and slipped his hand inside to remove stubborn blobs of oil coating the mandible, a seemingly small step in the desperate fight against a massive disaster. The rapidly spreading Gulf of Mexico oil slick has swallowed up as many birds in the past…
Grandson of explorer Jacques Cousteau slams ‘bullshit’ claim that oceans absorb pollution
Phillippe Cousteau, Jr., grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (pictured), has a unique position in today’s media when it comes to discussing British Petroleum’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil gusher. Unlike many others who’ve tried, he is capable of framing the massive and yet-unchecked disaster for the masses, placing…
1979 news reports on Mexican oil gusher may as well be from 2010: Maddow
From June 3, 1979 straight through March 23, 1980, an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was spewing up to 30,000 barrels per day. In just 200 feet of water, the Mexican oil company Pemex scrambled to shut down the Ictoc I exploratory well, but to no avail. The…
Boy flings water bottle at Sarkozy
A schoolboy threw a plastic bottle at France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit to discuss violence in French schools on Tuesday, but missed his target. A bodyguard came between Sarkozy and the water bottle which was thrown as pupils crowded around the president, some of them seeking to shake…
Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be 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. Officials are considering some drastic and risky solutions: They could set the wetlands on fire or flood…
US may have to divert the Mississippi to fight oil slick’s spread
For the US Coast Guard, the mighty Mississippi River is its “best friend” in the fight against the oil spill. Trying to keep the spreading oil at bay, authorities have diverted the river into dozens of canals. But fishermen and ecologists are concerned an environmental disaster could be in the…
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