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Timeline of the Gulf Oil Disaster: Make BP Restore

Published on Sep 30, 2013
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On April 20, 2010, the largest environmental disaster in US history began when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and started gushing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf.

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3 Years Later: Make BP Pay

Published on May 9, 2013
11 lives lost. 4.1 million barrels of oil released. 200 miles of shoreline still oiled.
Don’t believe BP’s ads. Help us hold BP accountable, and restore the Gulf, our coast, and our future.

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The Untold Story – Disappearing Louisiana Wetlands

Gulf Coast native, NWF associate and EDF partner Ben Weber on the history of damage to the Louisiana wetlands and impacts of the BP oil disaster.

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Before the BP Oil Disaster: Decades of Destruction

The oil spill is just the latest blow to the Gulf Coast. Animated maps and historical footage tell the story of how decades of levee-building and oil industry growth have left communities and wildlife vulnerable.

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Gulf of Mexico: Impressions

EDF President Fred Krupp visited the Gulf Coast. These are his impressions.

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Glee’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with Oil Spill Images

This beautiful song and the tragic images from the Gulf Coast oil disaster remind us that we have a choice to leave a better world for our children.

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BP Oil Disaster – Day 48

Fly over the spill site and see the oiled waters and wetlands with EDF Executive Director David Yarnold and Senior Director of Mississippi River Paul Harrison. More at http://www.edf.org/oilspill

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The Untold Story – Louisiana Wetlands Loss

Local fisherman Lance Nacio, owner of Anna Marie Seafood (www.annamarieseafood.com), tells the story of decades of wetlands loss in the Gulf coast that has put the region at even greater risk of oil spill damage.

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Coastal Louisiana Braces for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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