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  • 13 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A disaster for the local economy, holiday lets have plummeted and thousands have been cancelled as oil lands on the beaches of Jefferson and Lafourche parishes to the west of the Mississippi River outlet. 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. <br />
Photo credit;Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 13 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A disaster for the local economy, holiday lets have plummeted and thousands have been cancelled as oil lands on the beaches of Jefferson and Lafourche parishes to the west of the Mississippi River outlet. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 13 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A disaster for the local economy, holiday lets have plummeted and thousands have been cancelled as oil lands on the beaches of Jefferson and Lafourche parishes to the west of the Mississippi River outlet. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    13may10-oil spill011.JPG
  • 13 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A disaster for the local economy, holiday lets have plummeted and thousands have been cancelled as oil lands on the beaches of Jefferson and Lafourche parishes to the west of the Mississippi River outlet. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    13may10-oil spill033.JPG
  • 13 May 2010. Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A disaster for the local economy, holiday lets have plummeted and thousands have been cancelled as oil lands on the beaches of Jefferson and Lafourche parishes to the west of the Mississippi River outlet. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    13may10-oil spill009.JPG
  • 2nd Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
British tourist Kristie Watson finds herself trapped at the Hyatt in New Orleans. Kirstie volunteered to help out and was detailed with assisting in serving breakfast.<br />
Photo Credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 2nd Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
British tourist Kristie Watson finds herself trapped at the Hyatt in New Orleans. Kirstie volunteered to help out and was detailed with assisting in serving breakfast.<br />
Photo Credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 2nd Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
British tourists trapped at the Hyatt in New Orleans prepare to evacuate. The Watson family. L/R Kirstie, Les, Karly (12yrs) and Trish. <br />
Photo Credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 04 July 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Graffiti on wrecked cars. Everything is going swimmingly. Independence Day and the graffiti on abandoned, flooded cars says it all. New Orleans celebrates July 4th.
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico015.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Parasailing from the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
An Iguana at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Cancun International Airport, Mexico.<br />
Welcome. The control tower is a giant Corona.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Reporter Alexandra Gonzalez of the French newspaper France-Soir covers BP's disasterous oil spill with guides frank 'Peanut' Lensmeyer and justin Workmon (rt).  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. 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. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom floats close to Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. 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. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom lies uselessly on oil soaked beaches on a small island in the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay. Just one week ago the island was crowded with sea birds. Today it is abandoned by them as oil drenches their habitat. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. 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. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Kirt Alexie takes a break from laying oil boom at the entrance to Barataria Bay. The ecological and economic impact are devastating with Alexie's shrimp boat tied up, his earnings have plummeted. 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. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Kirt Alexie takes a break from laying oil boom at the entrance to Barataria Bay. The ecological and economic impact are devastating with Alexie's shrimp boat tied up, his earnings have plummeted. 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. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fetile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A natural gas platform. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that seperates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Grand Isle.  Water world of the south, perched at the mouth of mississippi delta, all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. Strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
    26may10-barataria bay018.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of Mississippi delta is all that seperates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay075.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of Mississippi delta is all that seperates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay070.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Workers loading oil boom in Grand Isle. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay066.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil washed up on boom is taken out on a shrimp boat in Grand Isle. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay, Louisiana. <br />
From Barataria Bay to Grand Isle. Shrimp boats, ordinarily skimming the bay for shrimp are loading boom these days to try and keep the oil at bay. The environmental and economic impact is devastating with many shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips cancelled the only business for shrimpers is loading and laying boom and working for big oil. 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. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Two dead catfish make up a small fraction of carnage at the beach.  6 dead stingrays also littered a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. South Beach, Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Wildlife abounds on the beaches. The 'laughing gull' colonies are in the middle of spring nesting. All wildlife is potentially threatened by the oil slick in the gulf. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Laurence Yates and Geraldine Lim are married on the beach in front of family and friends at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08feb14-Laurence&Geraldine220.JPG
  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Beach chairs on the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The ME Cancun resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The Beach Palace resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    10feb14-Cancun Mexico037.JPG
  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Beach chairs on the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    10feb14-Cancun Mexico033.JPG
  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort and ME Cancun hotels overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The ancient Templo del Alacran, Scorpion's temple from before the 15th century  the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 21 December 2012. London, Great Britain. <br />
Christmas lights on Regent Street in central London. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 21 December 2012. London, Great Britain. <br />
Christmas lights on Regent Street in central London. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 21 Apr 2013. Mobile, Alabama..The Carnival Cruise ship 'Triumph' remains in port in Alabama undergoing repairs since the beleaguered ship was towed to port in February following a fire in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship recently broke its moorings and suffered damage at port following a severe storm. Operators continue to cancel sailings as overhaul work continues apace. .Photo; 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. 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.
    21may10-oil grand isle041.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
  • 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.
    21may10-oil grand isle062.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
  • 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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  • 31 July 2015. Marco Island, Florida.<br />
A view from the northern point of Marco Island.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea from the roof of The beach Palace resort hotel. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico028.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea from the roof of The beach Palace resort hotel. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea from the roof of The beach Palace resort hotel. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico026.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea from the roof of The beach Palace resort hotel. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico025.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea from the roof of The beach Palace resort hotel. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico023.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Parasailing from the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico021.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico020.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb14-Cancun Mexico019.JPG
  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Tourists pose with a jet on the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort and ME Cancun hotels overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Parasailing from the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
The beach Palace resort hotel overlooking the tourist beach at Isla Cancun along the Zona Hotelera on the Carribean Sea. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Cancun International Airport, Mexico.<br />
A plane sits at the gate.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Cancun International Airport, Mexico.<br />
A plane sits at the gate.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 Feb 2014. Yukatan Peninsular, Mexico.<br />
Looking down on the Yucatan Peninsular approaching land from there air.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 Feb 2014. Cancun, Mexico.<br />
Wedding Day at the Beach Palace Hotel.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
A 'floatel' passes by heading inland away from the coast as tropical storm 'Bonnie' threatens the Gulf of Mexico. BP contractors prefer to house clean up crew workers in these floating container motels to save a few lousy dollars rather than station workers on land where they would benefit the local economy. Already reeling from poor decisions and an economic and environmental disaster thanks to BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the corporation continues to oversee economic devastation wreaked on local communities. Private contractors continue to get rich taking BP's cash as local economies flounder. 'Floatels' do not benefit local communities in any way. BP contractors bring all food and supplies to the 'floatels.' In an area both economically and ecologically devastated by BP, this would appear to be yet another slap in the face to struggling local economies - and all to save a few bucks to make a few contractors even wealthier than they already are! This should be a national disgrace. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Oil containment hard boom on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the boom is mostly clean and free from oil. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on boom at Queen Bess island near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Oil containment hard boom appears to collect foaming sea water, a likely result of chemical dispersants in the waters at Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle. Minor storms and swell easily remove the boom from flimsy moorings creating yet another problem in the region. Stakes tethering boom to the bay floor are unlikely to be removed, causing yet more obstacles for shrimp fishermen to tear their nets on when shrimping is permitted to resume. The entire area appears to be relatively clean of oil. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
A sales poster pitched primarily to oil clean up workers as seen on the wall at the Grand Isle marina advertising FEMA trailers at discount prices. These would be the same FEMA trailers that are known to be contaminated with formaldehyde and are the subject of extensive legal wrangling following their use after hurricane Katrina. The FEMA trailers are known to have made people very sick. How is it possible for these trailers, effectively contaminated government owned stock to now be available through private dealers to the general public? <br />
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico would appear to be encouraging additional contamination of clean up crews through private sales of contaminated FEMA trailers. How is this possible? <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on boom at Queen Bess island near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
On what should be the busiest weekend of the year at the Grand Isle marina, there are just a few boats. More seagulls than people visited the marina on what is traditionally the weekend of the Tarpon Rodeo, Grand Isle's fishing 'Mardi Gras,' and greatest cash earner of the year. Ordinarily the marina would be overflowing with people and boats but with fishing still restricted and a potential tropical storm in the gulf, the marina is mostly deserted. The local economy has taken a massive hit. It will be years before the town and the area is able to recover from BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Coastal erosion is rapidly eating away at multi million dollar sand berm projects at East Grande Terre Island near Grand Isle. Rapidly approved, the sand berms have not been sufficiently evaluated. They do appear to catch oil which can easily be cleaned up, however a relatively minor hurricane will likely wash the man made berm back into the Gulf of Mexico. Yet more examples of spending BP's vasty amounts of cash in the wake of BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Oil containment hard boom washed ashore in the middle of bird nesting areas on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. The boom appears to be mostly clean and free from oil, but the boom itself has now become the problem as it interferes with nesting brown pelicans and other birds. Minor storms and swell easily remove the boom from flimsy moorings creating yet another problem in the region. Stakes tethering boom to the bay floor are unlikely to be removed, causing yet more obstacles for shrimp fishermen to tear their nets on when shrimping is permitted to resume. The entire area appears to be relatively clean of oil. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Oil containment hard boom washed ashore in the middle of bird nesting areas on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. The boom appears to be mostly clean and free from oil, but the boom itself has now become the problem as it interferes with nesting brown pelicans and other birds. Minor storms and swell easily remove the boom from flimsy moorings creating yet another problem in the region. Stakes tethering boom to the bay floor are unlikely to be removed, causing yet more obstacles for shrimp fishermen to tear their nets on when shrimping is permitted to resume. The entire area appears to be relatively clean of oil. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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