Tracking the oil spill
For those following the status of the oil spill, the New York Times provides a map tracking the spread. Press play to get the day-by-day. The oil is currently spreading to the west of the Mississippi delta, getting dangerously close to the oyster beds (in red).
Al Jazeera also provides a good explanation of how it all went down in the video below:
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A non-profit org, Matter of Trust, uses hair & fur to sop up oil. http://bit.ly/cxIpUx
whoa, i thought you were kidding. that’s awesome.
Now if we can just convince Chandoo over at http://www.Chandoo.org to make a contribution. :-)
Oh wow, the video is very interesting. I wonder how efficient it is. I may be able to convince my better half to donate her hair :)
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I went to take my wife to work this morning and you can smell the oil in the Air… I just want to cry… I am diabled and I fish everyday for food, what am I going to eat if they take away the fishing from us… I am truely sadden…