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On the First Day of Spring, All is Not Right With the World

The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson The birds are singing. The bees are buzzing, and the dogwood blooms are popping out here on the official first day of spring, known in science as the vernal equinox, the day each year when the day and night are almost exactly 12 hours long as the Sun crosses…

Deepwater Horizon Oil Slick Still Concentrated in Louisiana Wetlands

No Direct Threat to Gulf Beaches, But Tarballs From Spill Confirmed NOAA [Click on the image for a larger view] The half-dozen golf ball size tarballs that washed ashore on Dauphin Island beaches Saturday are believed to be from the Deepwater Horizon spill, according to the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center. The Louisiana State…