Tag: Louisiana

      Pelicans covered in oil

      June 5, 2010 /

      Photo from fOTOGLIF

      Some of the other photos out there are much worse, but it’s heartbreaking to see these pelicans covered in oil.

      Meanwhile, oil spill protests are heating up against BP.

      We’ve added more depressing photos after the jump.

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      Conservation, Energy Independence

      Oil spill may result in ecological disaster

      April 30, 2010 /

      Photo from fOTOGLIF

      The photo above shows birds flying over a wildlife protected area, south of Venice, Louisiana. The United States scrambled on Friday to ward off an ecological disaster that could cost billions of dollars as a huge, spreading oil spill reached coastal Louisiana, imperiling wildlife and seafood areas.

      Rescue crews are already rescuing the first bird coated with oil from the spill. Meanwhile, government officials have been criticizing BP, while the Obama administration said that any future drilling plans will be delayed pending an investigation of this disaster.

      Conservation

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