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Gulf Coast Wildlife Update

Scientists are noticing strange things from the wildlife affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Dolphins, fish, and sharks are showing up in shallow water, a phenomena scientists liken to animals fleeing a forest fire. Scientists say the wildlife is trying to get away from the oil spill, looking for cleaner waters along the coast where you normally wouldn’t see them. Waters closer to the coast are believed to have more oxygen, but as the oil spreads, experts fear that many fish and other marine life could be trapped by the oil and run out of oxygen. Sharks may also … Continue reading →

Lucy Lawless Breaks the Law

First, you should know that actress Lucy Lawless’ real name is Lucille Frances Ryan. But, she lived up to the “Lawless” part of her stage name this past week. Lawless and six members of the environmental organization Greenpeace boarded the drilling ship Noble Discoverer off the western shore of New Zealand last Thursday. The only problem was that Lawless, a New Zealand native, and the Greenpeacers did it illegally. They boarded the ship, leased to Shell Oil, to protest the drilling. After sneaking on board, they climbed up to the 174-foot drilling tower and displayed a sign which read, “Stop … Continue reading →