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Oil spill: a farewell to the Gulf coast’s lifestyle?

Environment

Mike Tidwell, author of ‘Bayou Farewell,’ talks to us about the oil spill’s collateral damage: the Gulf Coast’s unique way of life.

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So many oil spill cleanup ideas, so little time

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Deepwater Disaster Three Years On

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Toxic Tide: Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster

Top of the Hour: Compensation for the Oil Spill, Morning Headlines

One Year Later: Looking at the Impact of the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf

Environment

To mark the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, two of our regular contributors reflect on what the future looks like one year later. Lisa Margonelli of the New America Foundation and David Biello of Scientific American join us.

Southern Writer Rick Bragg on Gulf Spill a Year Later

Environment

Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer, talks about life on the Gulf Coast a year after the oil spill and his optimistic belief that tourism will return to the region.

Voices from the Gulf: Dean Blanchard, Seafood Distributor

Environment

we talk with Dean Blanchard owner of a wholesale seafood wholesaling business in Grand Isle, Louisiana. He endured a blow to his business, a layoff of 65 employees, and has endured a long wait to settle a claim with BP.

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Gulf Fishing Communities a Year Later

Environment

A year after a an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig created a devastating oil spill in the region, how are fishing communities in the Gulf of Mexico dealing with the disaster? The BBC’s Robyn Bresnahan talks with people in the area.

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What have we learned from the BP oil spill?

Environment

We talk with David Biello, associate editor of environment and energy at Scientific American, about how the BP oil spill crisis may leave us better prepared for the future, despite the massive environmental costs.