Remember That Oil in the Gulf of Mexico? It's Still There  Thu,
2011-03-24 06:13Farron Cousins Farron Cousins's picture
Remember That Oil in the Gulf of Mexico? It's Still There
Louisiana and Alabama have not been unscathed either, as both
areas are still experiencing tar balls washing up on a daily
basis. Louisiana could be in for an even harder hit, as Coast
Guard officials have reported a large oil sheen stretching about
100 miles hovering dangerously close to Louisiana. Over the
weekend, officials in Grand Isle confirmed that tar balls and
actual oil had begun washing up on their beaches. From Lauren
Kelly on Alternet on the true scope of the disaster:  Louisiana
Bayoukeepers' Mike Roberts reiterated to [Rocky] Kistner of NRDC
that the group saw what "looked like a huge amount of oil" in
the waters off Louisiana. "They could smell it from the airplane
and I could smell it from the boat. This wasn't just Mississippi
River mud," he said.  However, government officials and business
interests were quick