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  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Oil Kills. Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary016.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary002.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary020.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary010.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills026.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle041.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Oil Kills. Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary027.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary024.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Brooke Schueller joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary012.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
George Barisich, President of the United Commercial Fisherman's Association joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Barisich throws one of 11 roses into the Mississippi to remember the 11 men who perished at sea during the blowout. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary028.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle018.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary021.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Governemnt, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills037.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills010.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. The Louisiana State bird, the brown pelican is just one of many species threatened by BP's catastrophic oil spill. More and more birds are washing up dead as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle034.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary007.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary005.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Renate Heurich wearing an oiled pelican costume joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary009.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary025.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary018.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
George Barisich, President of the United Commercial Fisherman's Association joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Barisich throws one of 11 roses into the Mississippi to remember the 11 men who perished at sea during the blowout. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary011.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills039.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary023.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Regular police patrols on the currently closed beach. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills046.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well oil spill disaster continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalty phase of the trail with fines potentially as high as $18 billion levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government. The oil mats lie just below the surface of the water and require specialized removal techniques. It is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills019.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills003.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle040.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well Disaster. The Major and Hurdle family are advised to leave the beach, upset that their vacation is ruined by oil on the beach. 'Our beaches are ruined,' said Maggie. Their parents are cutting short their trip and returning home in the morning. The child tourists dodged oil as authorities closed the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled with police chasing tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle015.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary022.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Renate Heurich wearing an oiled pelican costume joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary006.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills029.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills006.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. Tar balls are said to contain flesh eating bacteria and leave sticky oil residue when handled. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills009.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. Tar balls are said to contain flesh eating bacteria. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills008.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. The Tern flies overhead,  just one of many species threatened by BP's catastrophic oil spill. More and more birds are washing up dead as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle035.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. The Louisiana State bird, the brown pelican is just one of many species threatened by BP's catastrophic oil spill. More and more birds are washing up dead as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle032.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle052.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary029.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary026.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Renate Heurich wearing an oiled pelican costume joins protesters to mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary004.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary003.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well Disaster. The Major and Hurdle family leave the beach, upset that their vacation is ruined by oil on the beach. 'Our beaches are ruined,' said Maggie. Their parents are cutting short their trip and returning home in the morning. The child tourists dodged oil as authorities closed the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled with police chasing tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle011.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills015.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle043.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle058.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary014.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Regular police patrols on the currently closed beach. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills022.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills011.JPG
  • 20 April 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Gulf South Rising.<br />
Protesters mark the 5th anniversary of the disastrous BP Macondo Well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The largest marine oil spill in history claimed 11 lives and witnessed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil polluting the Gulf. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20apr15-BP anniversary008.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP pipeline runs underneath the beach, making it one of the most valuable stretches of land in the USA. Handling as much as 30% of the nation's oil needs and connecting to 50% of the nations petroleum refining capacity, the LOOP pipeline is one of the most strategically important sites in the USA. Constant erosion and an ongoing battle for compensation with oil giant BP following the Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Wisner Trust currently has the most expensive compensation claim against BP, with some estimates putting the claim as high as $1 Billion.
    12oct13-BP Spills042.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle036.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard discuss logistics with the park manager at Grand Isle state park. Authorities closed the beach as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle030.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well Disaster. L/R; Nicholas Major (10), Maggie Hurdle (8), Taylor Hurdle (11) and Matthew Major (11) are upset that their vacation is ruined by oil on the beach. 'Our beaches are ruined,' said Maggie. Their parents are cutting short their trip and returning home in the morning. The child tourists dodged oil as authorities closed the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled with police chasing tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle014.JPG
  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    21may10-oil grand isle060.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills027.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills004.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Governemnt, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
    12oct13-BP Spills036.JPG
  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Local police come investigate activity on the beach.  Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well oil spill disaster continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalty phase of the trail with fines potentially as high as $18 billion levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government. The oil mats lie just below the surface of the water and require specialized removal techniques. It is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP pipeline runs underneath the beach, making it one of the most valuable stretches of land in the USA. Handling as much as 30% of the nation's oil needs and connecting to 50% of the nations petroleum refining capacity, the LOOP pipeline is one of the most strategically important sites in the USA. Constant erosion and an ongoing battle for compensation with oil giant BP following the Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Wisner Trust currently has the most expensive compensation claim against BP, with some estimates putting the claim as high as $1 Billion.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Governemnt, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Governemnt, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Contractors working for the BP Onshore Safety Task force survey the beach before sending out a clean up crew. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Regular police patrols on the currently closed beach. Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Government, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. A dead fish lies in oil debris as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Christopher Hernandez, street superintendent of Grand Isle patrols the closed beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 12th October, 2013. Wisner Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana.<br />
Following recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls, oil particles and and vast oil mats from the BP Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well continue to wash ashore in abundance. 3 1/2 years since the worst oil spill in history and on the eve of a potentially historic penalties which could be as high as $18 billion being levied against British Petroleum by the Federal Governemnt, it is clear that BP's problems will not go away any time soon.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. A US Coast Guard patrol heads out to sea to continue monitoring the extent of the oil spill as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Clean up crews contracted by BP commence the process of clearing oil, (and journalists where they can) from the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well Disaster. Cheryl Gerber photographs an oily bucket washed ashore as authorities patrol the closed beaches advising tourists (and journalists) to leave as oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled and police chasing tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Christopher Hernandez, street superintendent of Grand Isle patrols the closed beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well disaster. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled as police chase tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. .BP Macondo Well Disaster. L/R; The feet of Nicholas Major (10), Maggie Hurdle (8), Taylor Hurdle (11) and Matthew Major (11) are upset that their vacation is ruined by oil on the beach. 'Our beaches are ruined,' said Maggie. Their parents are cutting short their trip and returning home in the morning. The child tourists dodged oil as authorities closed the beaches. Oil washes ashore in greater concentrations than previously seen on the once pristine beaches of Grand Isle. The economic and environmental impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled with police chasing tourists from the beaches just two hours drive from New Orleans..Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 12 April 2012. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. .Attorney's John Jopling (red tie) and Stephen Teague of the Mississippi Center for Justice. Representing clients for free, the local advocacy law clinic has been relentless in pursuing BP to pay out on obligations to make the community whole again. Yet two years later, thousands of families impacted by the spill continue to await compensation for the loss of their businesses and the overflow of grief the Macondo Well blow out visited upon the region..April 20th is the 2nd anniversary of the spill..Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 21st January, 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Anthony Badalamenti arrives at federal Court for sentencing. Badalamenti, 62 yrs of Katy, Texas is the former Haliburton manager who plead guilty to destroying evidence in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Macondo Well oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. He faces a maximimum sentence of up to 1 year in prison and up tp $100,000 fine. Badalamenti was the cementing technology director for Haliburton Energy Services.
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  • 21st January, 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Anthony Badalamenti (mid) arrives at federal Court for sentencing with lawyers Tai Park (L) and Claude Kelly (R). Badalamenti, 62 yrs of Katy, Texas is the former Haliburton manager who plead guilty to destroying evidence in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Macondo Well oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. He faces a maximimum sentence of up to 1 year in prison and up tp $100,000 fine. Badalamenti was the cementing technology director for Haliburton Energy Services.
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  • 21st January, 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Anthony Badalamenti arrives at federal Court for sentencing. Badalamenti, 62 yrs of Katy, Texas is the former Haliburton manager who plead guilty to destroying evidence in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Macondo Well oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. He faces a maximimum sentence of up to 1 year in prison and up tp $100,000 fine. Badalamenti was the cementing technology director for Haliburton Energy Services.
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