Posted by Jenn on July 11, 2010 · 1 Comment
Workers use shovels to gather and scoop the orange gooey mousse into plastic bags to be hauled to the local trash dump. Night operations on Long Beach in Long Beach and Pass Christian started July 7, 2010 and this was the third consecutive night of work in the same area. The workers are tired but … Read more
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Posted by Jenn on July 11, 2010 · 1 Comment
Boom operations in Cotton Bayou and Bayou Saint John. The white boom is called sorbent boom and is dragged behind the boats with pompoms attached that collect any surface oil. The different colors of boom are for different types of water, and use, but every boom has universal attachments so they can be linked without … Read more
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Posted by Jenn on July 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Oily waters slowly crept onto the shore July 7, at Long Beach — near Gulfport and Biloxi, MS — where swimmers tried to enjoy the bright and sunny day despite the gloomy truth about the BP oil disaster. Government officials also increased the clean up hours to a 24-hour cycle.
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Posted by Jenn on July 7, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Posted by Jenn on July 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Tattoo shop owner and artist Bobby Pitre of Larose, LA decided to let his opinion be known with artwork painted by he and a friend on the side of his Larose tattoo parlor. He said he could stand on the corner and yell about it, or he could paint this and let it speak for … Read more
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