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Oil From BP Spill Uncovered By Isaac’s Waves
By CAIN BURDEAU and JAY REEVES Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Waves from Hurricane Isaac uncovered oil previously buried along Gulf Coast beaches, exposing crude that wasn’t cleaned up after the BP spill in 2010.
Since Isaac made landfall more than a week ago, the water the storm has receded and tar balls and oil have been reported on shores in Alabama and Louisiana, where officials closed a 13-mile stretch of beach Tuesday.
BP said Wednesday some of that oil was from the spill, but said some of the crude may be from other sources, too.
“If there’s something good about this storm it made it visible where we can clean it up,” BP spokesman Ray Melick said.
BP still has hundreds of cleanup workers on the Gulf Coast after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and leading to the nation’s largest offshore spill.
Melick said the company was working with the Coast Guard, state officials and land managers to clean up the oil on the Fourchon beach in Louisiana. He said crews would be there Thursday.
Isaac made landfall near Fourchon on Aug. 28 as a Category 1 storm, pummeling the coast with waves, wind and rain. Seven people were killed in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ed Overton, a chemist and oil spill expert at Louisiana State University, said the exposed oil was weathered and less toxic, though it could still harm animals — such as crabs, crawfish and bait fish.
He said the storm helped speed up natural processes that break down oil and it might take several more storms to stir up the rest of the oil buried along the coast.
“We don’t like to say it, but hurricanes are Mother Nature’s way of taking a bath,” he said.
The reappearance of oil frustrated state officials.
Garret Graves, a top coastal aide to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, accused BP of not being aggressive enough with its initial cleanup.
“If they would put just a fraction of the dollars they’re putting into their PR campaign into cleanup, we’d certainly be much farther ahead than we are now,” he said.
BP has spent millions of dollars on its public relations campaign, but the company has not said exactly how much it has invested. Its cleanup and response costs over the last two years were more than $14 billion and more than 66 million man-hours have gone to protect and treat the Gulf shoreline, the company has said.
BP also gave $1 million to the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army to help victims of Isaac.
Along the oiled Fourchon beach, officials restricted fishing in waters extending one mile offshore. The state Wildlife and Fisheries Department said there was a large mat of tar on one beach and concentrations of tar balls on nearby shores.
In Alabama, officials said the tar was more of an unsightly nuisance than a health hazard, describing globs as ranging in size from a dime to a half dollar coin.
“There are areas where there are significant deposits,” said Phillip West, coastal resources manager in Orange Beach, Ala.
Samples from both states were being tested to determine whether the tar was from BP’s Macondo well.
The Alabama cities believe the tar hitting their white-sand beaches was breaking off large, submerged mats from the spill.
“I do believe we are going to be dealing with this for years,” said Grant Brown, a spokesman for the city of Gulf Shores, Ala.
The areas where workers found tar after the storm were some of the same places the heaviest oil deposits occurred during the spill.
In Mississippi, officials have so far spotted only about a couple dozen tar balls on beaches. Most have turned out to be reddish-brown bacteria, which commonly washes ashore after storms.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Are You Ready For Some Football?
My family are all die heart sports fans … From High School to College to Pro … We Love Them All but when it comes to football & my family … It becomes more like a match made in heaven … We are a bunch of Game Going, Loud Cheering, All Team Spirit, In Your Face, House Divided type of fans … It’s almost like we live and breathe football … I’m so proud that it’s that time of year again … So listed below are the football schedules of our favorite teams …
I also want to give a shout out to my nephew Brandon (bass drummer for Tuskegee University), my nephew Monqueivus (football player for Booker T. Washington High School) and my daughter Tydashia (flute player for Opelika High School). So proud of you guys & Keep up the good work!
P.S. Please feel free to rep your favorite football team in the comment section below.
2012 OPELIKA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
GO DAWGS!
AUG. 23 ~ THURSDAY ~ JAMBOREE @ TROY UNIVERSITY vs. ENTERPRISE
AUG. 31 ~ FRIDAY ~ BENJAMIN RUSSELL (AWAY) ~ L 7 – 14
SEPT. 7 ~ FRIDAY ~ R.E. LEE (HOME) ~ W 33 – 7
SEPT. 14 ~ FRIDAY ~ CENTRAL P.C. (HOME) ~ W 37 – 7
SEPT. 22 ~ SATURDAY ~ CARVER MONTGOMERY (AWAY) ~ L 27 -47
SEPT. 28 ~ FRIDAY ~ VALLEY (HOMECOMING) ~ W 35 – 0
OCT. 4 ~ THURSDAY ~ SIDNEY LANIER (AWAY) ~ W 43 – 12
OCT. 12 ~ FRIDAY ~ SMITHS STATION (AWAY) ~ W 21 – 3
OCT. 19 ~ FRIDAY ~ JEFF DAVIS (HOME)
OCT. 26 ~ FRIDAY ~ AUBURN (AWAY)
NOV. 1 ~ THURSDAY ~ HOOVER (AWAY)
2012 Booker T. Washington High School Football Schedule
Go Golden Eagles!
Aug 24 ~ Friday ~ Jefferson Davis (Home) ~ L 12-13
Aug 31 ~ Friday ~ Tallassee (Away) ~ L 18 – 59
Sep 07 ~ Friday ~ Eufaula (Away) ~ L 19 – 46
Sep 14 ~ Frday ~ Russell (Home) ~ L 13 – 41
Sep 21 ~ Friday ~ Carroll (Home) ~ L 13 20
Sep 28 ~ Friday ~ Bullock County (Away) ~ W 33 – 12
Oct 05 ~ Friday ~ Rehobeth (Home) ~ L 21 – 26
Oct 12 ~ Friday ~ Valley (Away) ~ L 6 – 40
Oct 19 ~ Friday ~ Marbury (Home)
Oct 26 ~ Friday ~ Russell County (Away)
Nov 02 ~ Friday ~ Lee (Home)
2012 Tuskegee University Football Schedule
Go Golden Tigers!
Sept. 1 ~ ALABAMA A&M ~ Birmingham, AL – Legion Field – 6:00 ~ L 6 – 7
Sept. 8 ~ Johnson C. Smith (Inner-City Classic) ~ Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Stadium – 7:30 ET ~ W 35 – 17
Sep 15 ~ LANE + ~ Tuskegee, AL – Abbott Stadium – 1:00 ~ W 45 – 17
Sep 22 ~ OPEN
Sep 29 ~ FORT VALLEY STATE + ~ Tuskegee, AL – Abbott Stadium -1:00 ~ W 48 – 14
Oct. 6 ~ Morehouse + (77th Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic) ~ Columbus, GA – McClung Memorial Stadium – 3:00 ET ~ W 21 – 14
Oct 13 ~ Stillman + ~ Tuscaloosa, AL – Stillman Stadium – 5 :00 ~ W 16 – 0
Oct. 20 ~ KENTUCKY STATE + (Homecoming) ~ Tuskegee, AL -Abbott Stadium – 1:00
Oct. 27 ~ Clark Atlanta + ~ Atlanta, GA – Panther Stadium – 4:00 ET
Nov. 3 ~ Miles + ~ Birmingham, AL – Sloan-Alumni Stadium – 1:00
Nov. 10 ~ SIAC Championship ~ Atlanta, GA – TBA
Nov. 22 ~ Alabama State (ESPNU- 89th Turkey Day Classic) ~ Montgomery, AL – 3:00
+ SIAC Conference Game
2012 University of Alabama Football Schedule
Roll Tide!
Sept. 1 ^vs. Michigan Arlington, Tex. (Cowboys Stadium) ~ W 41 – 14
Sept. 8 Western Kentucky Bryant-Denny Stadium ~ W 38 – 0
Sept. 15 *at Arkansas TBD ~ W 52 – 0
Sept. 22 Florida Atlantic Bryant-Denny Stadium ~ W 40 – 7
Sept. 29 *Mississippi Bryant-Denny Stadium ~ W 33 – 14
Oct. 6 Open Date
Oct. 13 *at Missouri Columbia, Mo. ~ W 42 – 10
Oct. 20 *at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
Oct. 27 *Mississippi State Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 3 *at LSU Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 10 *Texas A&M Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 17 Western Carolina Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 24 *Auburn Bryant-Denny Stadium
*Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent
^Cowboys Classic
2012 Auburn University Football Schedule
War Eagle!
09/01/12 ~ vs. Clemson ~ Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) ~ L 19 – 26
09/08/12 ~ at Mississippi State * ~ Starkville, Miss. ~ L 10 – 28
09/15/12 ~ vs. Louisiana-Monroe ~ Auburn, Ala. ~ W 31 – 28
09/22/12 ~ vs. LSU * ~ Auburn, Ala. ~ L 10 – 12
10/06/12 ~ vs. Arkansas * ~ Auburn, Ala. ~ L 7 – 24
10/13/12 ~ at Ole Miss * ~ Oxford, Miss. ~ L 20 41
10/20/12 ~ at Vanderbilt * ~ Nashville, Tenn.
10/27/12 ~ vs. Texas A&M * ~ Auburn, Ala.
11/03/12 ~ vs. New Mexico State (Homecoming) ~ Auburn, Ala.
11/10/12 ~ vs. Georgia * ~ Auburn, Ala.
11/17/12 ~ vs. Alabama A&M ~ Auburn, Ala.
11/24/12 ~ at Alabama * ~ Tuscaloosa, Ala.
*Conference Event
2012 Jacksonville Jaguars Football Schedule
Go Jags!
Preseason: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons ~ W 24 – 14
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Thursday 8/30/2012 @ 6:30PM
Minnesota Vikings vs.Jacksonville Jaguars ~ L 23 – 26
Mall of America Field At Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, MN
Sunday 9/9/2012 @ 12:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans ~ L 7 -27
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 9/16/2012 @ 1:00PM
Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars ~ W 22 – 17
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN
Sunday 9/23/2012 @ 1:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals ~ L 10 – 27
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 9/30/2012 @ 4:05PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears ~ L 3 – 41
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 10/7/2012 @ 4:05PM
Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Overstock.com Coliseum – Oakland, CA
Sunday 10/21/2012 @ 1:15PM
Green Bay Packers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI
Sunday 10/28/2012 @ 12:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 11/4/2012 @ 1:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Thursday 11/8/2012 @ 8:20PM
Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX
Sunday 11/18/2012 @ 12:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 11/25/2012 @ 1:00PM
Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Ralph Wilson Stadium – Orchard Park, NY
Sunday 12/2/2012 @ 1:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 12/9/2012 @ 1:00PM
Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Sun Life Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
Sunday 12/16/2012 @ 1:00PM
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots
EverBank Field – Jacksonville, FL
Sunday 12/23/2012 @ 1:00PM
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
LP Field – Nashville, TN
Sunday 12/30/2012 @ 12:00PM
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