News What is the Status of Oil Cleanup in Louisiana?

[nismaratwork]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/08/louisiana.oil.still.present/index.html?hpt=T2

As with everything from CNN, this is a bit of a mixed bag. I was wondering if people here had any information as to the current state of this, or if this is a matter of HOW the cleanup proceeds, not if it can effectively.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Last night, PBS did a report on the Gulf, but it was specific to the oyster populations.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june11/oysters_01-07.html

While there are large areas that have had little to no impact, other oyster bed areas along the coast are reporting mortality rates as high as 80 percent. In Barataria Bay, one of Louisiana's most productive oyster fisheries, some beds on the eastern side of the bay are at 60 percent dead, although it's not clear yet if this is due to oil or low salinity...

 

[nismaratwork]

Last night, PBS did a report on the Gulf, but it was specific to the oyster populations.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june11/oysters_01-07.html

I love that we've moved from trying to stop mass kills, and just try and figure out what the hell happened.