Dead Coral Found in Deepwater Near BP Oil Spill Well

Image: Lophelia II 2010, NOAA OER and BOEMRE If BP was hoping that “out of sight, out of mind” would help memories of the Deepwater Horizon gulf oil spill disaster fade, news from an ongoing NOAA exploration of coral communities in the deep gulf sea floor could dash their hopes. The findings of a team led by Penn State Biologist Charles Fisher could also dash hopes that the large quantities of oil and chemicals released in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico left local flora and… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Dead Coral Found in Deepwater Near BP Oil Spill Well

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