Giant Underwater Oil Plume Found in Gulf of Mexico :

Discovery News by Larry O'Hanlon | Aug. 19, 2010 (News Report)

* Scientists have found an enormous plume of hydrocarbons in the deep waters around BP's blown out well.
* The finding highlights how little is known about how long oil could linger in the gulf.
* Microbial activity appears low, suggesting bacteria have been slow to consume the oil. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Aug 19, 2010 - 2:59 PM PDT
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Aug. 20, 2010

Like most science. there are more questions than answers but the answers there are are staggering.

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 by Bob Herrschaft - Aug. 20, 2010

The facts are there and they would seem to have sinister consequences for marine life in the Gulf and beyond, for that matter.

No one knows what will be the lasting effect of those chemicals BP poured into the Gulf. I suspect they're still using them although last I heard the govt. mandated they use of non-toxic oil eating microbes instead.

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