I've been wondering recently whether we'll see the worst of the BP gulf oil spill at all; whether the combined use of toxic chemical dispersants and media corralling would prevent the public from ever fully grasping the extent of the disaster. While those principles are still very much in play, it looks like we will: thick oil is now unfortunately hitting an estimated 70 miles of Louisiana shoreline, coating threatened brown pelicans and other birds. And one intrepid video crew from ABC just dove headfirst into the spill to show ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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