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18 Allen wanting to avoid timelines H. R. Weber, “Feds: No Timeline for Completing Gulf Relief Well,” Associated Press, August 18, 2010; http://www.physorg.com/news201364019.html.
19 Beluga whales A. Mayeda, “Whale Sanctuary Open to Oil Drilling; Small Portion Put Aside for Exploration,” Calgary Herald, August 28, 2010; http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Whale+sanctuary+open+drilling/3454789/story.html.
20 Indonesia demands $2.4 billion “Indonesia Demands 2.4 Billion Dollar Payout over Oil Spill,” Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2010; http://www.thenewage.co.za/Detail.aspx?news_id=288&cat_id=1026&mid=53.
21 Thai-owned company rejects Indonesia’s demand “Thai Firm Rejects Indonesia’s 2.4-Billion Oil Spill Claim,” Agence France-Presse, September 3, 2010; http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/thai-firm-rejects-indonesias-24-billion-oil-spill-claim/394363.
EARLY SEPTEMBER
1 “Yes!” the sign says R. Fausset, “Shrimp and Oil Are Still King at This Louisiana Festival,” Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2010; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/06/nation/la-na-petroleum-festival-20100906.
2 Oil near Panaji, India “Goa on Slippery Slope as Mystery Ship Dumps Oil,” Pioneer (India), September 2, 2010; http://www.dailypioneer.com/280374/Goa-on-slippery-slope-as-mystery-ship-dumps-oil.html.
3 “We are not finding anything” M. Newsom, “Officials Say No Submerged Oil Found,” Biloxi Sun Herald, September 10, 2010.
4 “We haven’t seen any oiled sediments” C. Burdeau, “NOAA Says Sediment on Gulf Floor Not Visibly Oiled,” Associated Press, September 30, 2010; http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/noaa-says-sediment-on-gulf-floor-not-visibly-oiled/994300/Sep-30-2010_3-30-pm/.
5 “I’ve never seen anything like this” R. Harris, “Scientists Find Thick Layer of Oil on Seafloor,” National Public Radio, September 10, 2010; http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129782098.
6 “It wasn’t like a drape” “Experts See Oil in Gulf as Threat to Marine Life,” Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2010.
7 Jindal’s berms C. Burdeau, “EPA: Louisiana’s Sand Berms Not Stopping Much Oil,” Associated Press, September 10, 2010; http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100910/FEATURES12/100919996.
8 Raising the failed blowout preventer H. R. Weber, “Engineers Prepare to Remove Gulf Well’s Cap,” Associated Press, August 28, 2010. See also H. R. Weber, “Risks Remain with Gulf Well Cap Coming Off,” Associated Press, September 2, 2010; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill.
9 John Wright, and drilling the final stretch J. Collins, “Gulf Relief Well Down to Final, Tricky 100 Feet,” Associated Press, August 9, 2010; http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/08/09/gulf-relief-well-down-final-tricky-100-feet.
THE NEW LIGHT OF AUTUMN
1 The cement stake A. G. Breed, “The Well Is Dead, but Gulf Challenges Live On,” Associated Press, September 19, 2010.
2 Freshwater largely demolished Louisiana’s oysters J. C. Rudolf, “For Oysters, a ‘Remedy’ Turned Catastrophe,” New York Times, July 21, 2010; http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/for-oysters-a-remedy-turned-catastrophe/.
3 Dead deep-water corals J. C. Rudolf, “Dead Coral Found Near Site of Oil Spill,” New York Times, November 5, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/science/earth/06coral.html.
4 “effectively dead” “BP Oil Well Declared ‘Dead.’ ” Washington Post, September 21, 2010; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/20/AR2010092005835.html.
5 “like a shadow out there” C. Morgan, “Study: Oil from Spill Has Not Become a Drifting Cloud of Death,” Miami Herald, September 8, 2010; http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/07/1813032/study-oil-from-spill-has-not-become.html.
6 “Red snapper are unbelievable” S. Borenstein and Cain Burdeau, “Scientists Lower Gulf Health Grade,” Associated Press, October 19, 2010; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_sc/us_gulf_survival.
7 What are scientists finding? B. Raines, “Researcher: