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"Special Report: Watching Grass Grow In The Gulf, And Cheering!"

"Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever. They help slow down hurricanes and filter pollution. As impenetrable to humans as a green wall, they shelter birds, fish and endangered mammals, and act as nurseries for commercial species like shrimp and crabs. But let oil get into their roots and underground reproductive systems, and they can wither and die."

Source: Reuters, 07/29/2010

"Haphazard Firefighting Might Have Sunk BP Oil Rig"

"The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investigating whether the chaotic spraying of tons of salt water by private boats contributed to sinking the ill-fated oil rig, according to interviews and documents."

Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/29/2010

Most Spilled Oil in Gulf of Mexico Unaccounted for in Government Data

"Up to 4 million barrels (167 million gallons), the vast majority of the spill, remains unaccounted for in government statistics."

Source: Wash Post, 07/29/2010

"Hydro-Fracking Fight Hijacks Spill Bill"

"The fight over the Senate offshore drilling 'spill bill' shifted Wednesday from the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of western Pennsylvania, as Republicans slammed the last-minute inclusion of language to regulate a controversial technique to extract onshore natural gas."

Source: Politico, 07/29/2010

"Plankton, Base of Ocean Food Web, in Big Decline"

"Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world's oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide. And they are declining sharply."

Source: AP, 07/29/2010

"State of the Climate: Hottest Decade on Record"

"The past decade was the hottest ever recorded, part of an unequivocal pattern of warming dating back 50 years, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report declared on Wednesday."

Source: Green (NYT), 07/29/2010

EPA Estimates Michigan Oil Spill at Over 1 Million Gallons

"Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into the Kalamazoo River through Battle Creek, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as 'wholly inadequate.'"

Source: AP, 07/29/2010

"U.S. Decision on Pipeline Is Delayed"

"The State Department said it would delay its decision on a permit for a contentious $7 billion pipeline project intended to deliver crude oil from the oil sands of the province of Alberta in Canada, to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast."

Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2010

"Oil Pipeline Leak Pollutes Major Michigan River"

"Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish."

Source: AP, 07/28/2010

"Coal's New Focus on California"

"Appalachian coal-mining interests have donated more than $60,000 to the US Senate campaign of Republican Carly Fiorina, the former HP chief executive who's said she's 'not sure' that climate change is occurring. First reported by California Watch, the donations are the latest indication that California is a key battleground in the political war over climate change."

Source: Mother Jones, 07/28/2010

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