“The U.S. Gulf Coast state of Alabama closed its oyster beds on Tuesday and discouraged swimming on its barrier island resort of Dauphin Island due to the presence of spilled oil, state authorities said.http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico oil spill was threatening more of the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had forecast that winds could drive some of the floating crude onto the Alabama coast this week.” This is a lovely part of the gulf coast, if you have never been there. The economic, environmental impact of this spill is huge. And sadly this is part of the coast that has had to deal with more than one hurricane in recent years. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0113207420100601

In a warning that the large, fragmented slick from the huge Gulf of Mexico

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