New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf

"A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

And the microbe works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water, researchers led by Terry Hazen at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley reported Tuesday in the online journal Sciencexpress."

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For Gulf tourism, problem is perception — not oil

"On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi Sound as they wait for their tour to begin."

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Federal official says Gulf oil leak could be contained Monday using new, tighter-fitting cap

"The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monday if a new, tighter cap can be fitted over the blown-out well, the government official in charge of the crisis said Friday in some of the most encouraging news to come out of the Gulf in the 2½ months since the disaster struck."

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Gov. Bobby Jindal sets oil spill 'Day of Prayer for Perseverance' for Sunday

"Gov. Bobby Jindal today called on all Louisiana citizens to unite in a day of prayer for perseverance for the state Sunday as the battle ranges on to control the Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill disaster."

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