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Amazing, Devastating Photos of the Gulf Oil Spill

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the largest environmental disaster of all time, and it's devastating effects will be felt by humans and wildlife alike for generations to come. Take a tour of the spill in photos, and get up close and personal with the devastation in the Gulf.

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The What, When and Where [UPDATED]

    Track the Gulf Oil Spill via this timeline of the first six weeks of the spill, and get tons of further information on how you can assist with the cleanup in the Gulf.

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    Alexandra Cousteau On Expedition Blue Planet's Top 5 Water Issues

      Alexandra Cousteau blogs on her Blue Legacy expedition, a 138-day exploration of North America's water issues.

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      Philippe Cousteau Speaks Out From New Orleans

        Philippe Cousteau, thick in Gulf Oil Spill coverage and clean-up from New Orleans blogs about his experiences.

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        Oceana Explores the Gulf’s “Alabama Alps”

          After completing an experiment to map the underwater oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico, our expedition crew has turned its attention to the marine life near the Deepwater Horizon.

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          Oceana Completes First-Of-Its-Kind Oil Plume Experiment

            As I told you last week, our crew in the Gulf of Mexico has been hard at work mapping the oil plume near the Deepwater Horizon. The experiment -- the first of its kind in the Gulf -- is now complete, and by all accounts it was a success, despite some very nasty weather.

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            Oceana Maps the Oil Plume in the Gulf

              Our expedition in the Gulf of Mexico has been underway for nearly a month now, and the latest leg of the journey is getting to the heart of our mission on the water: learning more about how much oil remains in the ocean.

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              Oceana Searches For Whale Sharks In The Gulf

                This past weekend, as a part of Oceana’s ongoing expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, I went up in a four-seater plane for several days to try and spot whale sharks in southeastern Louisiana.

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                Oceana Sets Sail And Reports From The Gulf

                  Oceana launched an ambitious, eight-week scientific expedition in the Gulf of Mexico to assess the effects of the oil spill on the marine environment. See their reports straight from the Gulf.

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                  Offshore Oil Drilling Explained (Video News)

                    Learn more about the phenomenon that led to the devastating Gulf Oil Spill, and what it might take to move beyond offshore oil drilling, in this concise report from Planet 100.

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                    Gulf Oil Spill Videos to Renew Your Activist Spirit - 5 Things You Can Do Right Now

                      It's hard not to get overwhelmed by the bad news coming out of the Gulf, but these series of videos help keep everything in perspective, and help those who want to help inspired to keep up the good work.

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                      The BP Gulf Oil Spill by the Numbers

                        The BP Gulf spill is the greatest environmental disaster in US history. Millions of lives have been impacted, thousands of livelihoods lost, and unquantifiable damage done to wildlife and ecosystems. But what does that really look like? Here's a breakdown, by the numbers, of the Gulf Oil Spill.

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                        Musicians Respond to Gulf Oil Spill with Texting Campaign, Benefit Concert

                          An awful lot of bad news has come out of the Gulf about the oil spill, but it's also provided an opportunity for people to step up and help out. Groups like Reverb and Music for Relief, along with musicians like Guster and Linkin Park, are helping raise funds and sign up volunteers to clean up the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           

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