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BEST OF THE WEB:  Oil hits the Gulf Coast

You’ve been passionate commenting about the Oil disaster on the Gulf Coast.  Now new information gives us perspective on this risk this oil leak poses to the Carolina coast.

Danger to the Carolinas:  http://news.discovery.com/earth/gulf-loop-current-oil-spill.html

Fast Company: How the Danger will spread far beyond the Gulf http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/AqzjVp/bit.ly/dpus2b

Oil spill reaches the shore.  AP reports.

MAP of Oil Slick projected path from CNN

Coast Guard site for constant updates, maps and pictures

Oil Spills 10 most famous

NOAA’s office of Response and Restoration

(Thanks to Al Tompkins for the great links in his blog)

I’ve heard from many of you on my Facebook Wall about this. Dan Hodge posts:

“Actually, the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez did as much damage as the oil itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill . The ecosystems, if left alone, should recover in 20-30 years. The Earth is much more resilient than we think.”

Some have been commenting about the Obama Administration’s plans for gas exporation.  Here’s an article about that.

Animal Impact: What will the spill in the Gulf mean to animals.