Impact of Gulf Spill Persists

readersupportednews.org by Robert Redford | Apr. 23, 2011 (Opinion)

'In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon blowout last year, BP repeatedly misled the public about how much oil was spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, as we mark the one-year anniversary of the blowout, company executives would like us to believe that the spill has been cleaned up and the Gulf of Mexico is back to normal. The people who actually live along the Gulf Coast tell us something different. In a powerful new documentary airing on Saturday on Planet ... Full Story »

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These Gulf Coast residents also worry what the spill will do to the future health of marine life. “My community is a fishing community,” says Wendy Billiot. ... More »

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