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SHELL BEACH, La. — Battered by hurricanes, weakened by erosion and flood-control projects, the sprawling wetlands that nurture Gulf of Mexico marine life and buffer coastal sites from storm surges now face another stern test as a monster oil slick creeps ever closer.
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Gulf Aid is a benefit concert to raise funds for wetland recovery efforts.
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Gulf oil spill: The concert!
Kravitz Every disaster requires a splashy celeb-heavy music bash. So why not the big gusher in the gulf? Rocker Lenny Kravitz, who owns a house in the French Quarter, was the first to sign up for a Gulf Aid concert in New Orleans. Rain or shine, the music and food fest will be held Sunday, May 16, at Mardi Gras World's scenic River City, with panoramic views of the Mississippi.
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Gulf Oil Spill: Cleaning Wetlands May Be Impossible, Scientists Say
NEW ORLEANS — 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 areas in hopes of floating out the oil.
They warn an aggressive cleanup could ruin the marshes and do more harm than good. The only viable option for many impacted areas is to do nothing and let nature break down the spill.
More than 50 miles of Louisiana's delicate shoreline already have been soiled by the massive slick unleashed after the Deepwater Horizon rig burned and sank last month. Officials fear oil eventually could invade wetlands and beaches from Texas to Florida. Louisiana is expected to be hit hardest. from reaching marshlands. Further inland, workers pumped fresh water from the Mississippi into the marshes, attempting to repel the oily seawater washing up on shore.
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Louisiana lawmakers: BP can't handle Gulf oil spill cleanup anymore
Calls are mounting for the state of Louisiana and the federal government to wrest control of the Gulf oil spill cleanup from BP. Two lawmakers say BP seems 'overwhelmed.'
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What went wrong at oil rig? A lot, probers find
WASHINGTON — Bad wiring and a leak in what's supposed to be a "blowout preventer." Sealing problems that may have allowed a methane eruption. Even a dead battery, of all things.
New disclosures Wednesday revealed a complex cascade of deep-sea equipment failures and procedural problems in the oil rig explosion and massive spill that is still fouling the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatening industries and wildlife near the coast and on shore.
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Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Worsened By Hurricane Season
MIAMI (AFP) -- The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could grow even more disastrous if the looming hurricane season churns up towering black waves and blasts beaches and crowded cities with oil-soaked gusts, experts warned.
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More Effects of the Oil Spill
WASHINGTON — Oil from a ruptured drilling rig could harm all kinds of marine life in the Gulf of Mexico, from the Atlantic tarpon and bluefin tuna that have key spawning areas nearby to endangered sea turtles, commercial fisheries, migrating song birds and marine mammals.
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8 Ways The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Is Going To Be Felt For Decades
As oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico at a staggering rate, many are now starting to realize that the pain from this oil spill will be felt not just for months or years - but for decades. At least 4.2 million gallons of oil (and some estimates put the total at far higher than that) are already in the Gulf of Mexico causing untold damage to the ecologically fragile Louisiana coast.
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Bohemia Spillway in Plaquemines Parish might be put to use to help flush oil from wetlands
An engineering team assembled by regional levee commissioners has identified a spot along the Bohemia Spillway embankment that they think can be cut to allow Mississippi River water to flow into adjacent wetlands threatened by the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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