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Gulf Coast Wildlife Threatened by Oil Spill

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Tags: louisiana 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species. Here's a slideshow of the most imperiled animals.

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Suit Filed Against the Minerals Management Service

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The Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife filed suit challenging the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) complicity in the Gulf oil disaster and continued lax oversight of oil drilling operations, including its failure to require a thorough examination of spill risks from exploratory drilling operations like the Deepwater.

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Update on Gulf Oil Spill

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Wildlife getting hit hard. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico. What a mess. Here's a good update on where we're at.

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Oil to Hit US Shore Either this Sunday or Monday

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That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species. Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst.

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The Unknown Costs of the Oil Spill

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This post on Mongabay.com discusses whether we'll ever know the full extent of the oil spill's impact on wildlife. Tags: oil drilling marine animals 2010 oil spill. They may not be cute and charismatic, but they are the ones that support those that are.

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Lots of Birds Being Killed in Ireland and the UK

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Tags: wildlife crime UK Ireland. It's just weird how many birds are being killed in England, Scotland and Ireland. A horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland.

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Is BP Hiding Dead Animals?

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A CBS News crew was threatened with arrest when it tried to photograph the spill, and a BP representative in Louisiana told a Mother Jones reporter that she couldn’t visit the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge without a BP escort. TP has the story in this repost.

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