The BP Spill's Growing Toll On the Sea Life of the Gulf

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The BP Spill's Growing Toll On the Sea Life of the Gulf
09 JUN 2010: INTERVIEW
By David Biello,
Yale Environment 360, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

"A prominent marine biologist says the impacts of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico will persist for years, no matter when the flow finally stops. What’s more, scientist Thomas Shirley says that most of the damage remains out of sight below the surface, as creatures succumb to the toxic effects of the rapidly spreading tide of oil."

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