10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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The mystery of the missing oil plume
Now you see it, now you don't. According to news reports the plume of oil in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico is no more. But just days earlier, the subsurface plume had been proclaimed a long-lived menace.
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Cold hard cache: The Arctic drilling controversy
<p>On 27 May 2010, with crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig, the Obama administration announced it would pause offshore drilling plans in the Arctic Ocean, one of the planet’s most pristine ecosystems.
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New oil-eating microbe cleaning up spill site in Gulf of Mexico
Washington: A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP
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Persistent plume found
Narayan Lakshman Washington: The persistence of a giant plume of oil in the Gulf of Mexico suggests that the long-term impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill may be worse than earlier assumed, a scientific study has revealed. In the latest issue of Science magazine, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) discussed their investigations of a plume of hydrocarbons at l
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Upbeat oil report questioned
After months of gloom, a report on the fate of the oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill offered a rare piece of good news. "At least 50% of the oil that was released is now completely gone from the system," said Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), at a White House press conference on 5 August.
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Oil spill will impact Gulf for years to come
<br />NEW ORLEANS: As BP works to finally kill its runaway well and anxious coastal residents breathe a sigh of relief, experts warn it could take years
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Deepwater Horizon: A scientist at the centre of the spill
Vernon Asper was one of the first researchers in the Gulf of Mexico to study the oil gushing out from the BP well. But it has not all been smooth sailing, reports Mark Schrope.
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BP deepwater horizon oil budget: What happened to the oil?
<p>The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed  much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust federal response efforts.
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BP aims to kill spill well, weighs sale of assets
BP may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in US history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.
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Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well
Oil spillBP can keep its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico shut for another 24 hours after agreeing to monitor a leak through the seafloor and take other precautions, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said.