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Oystermen fear 15-year shutdown
(CNN) – Along with the oil, a sense of helplessness is spreading across the Gulf of Mexico. Many people who have fished these waters – a trade passed down for generations, in some cases – are now worried it could be over for good. Our John Zarrella went out with some oystermen for what could be one of the final catches for a very long time.
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Scientists say second oil plume lurking underwater
(CNN) – As if the pictures of birds, fish and animals killed by floating oil in the Gulf of Mexico is not disturbing enough, scientists now say they have found evidence of another danger lurking underwater.
The University of South Florida recently discovered a second oil plume in the northeastern gulf. The first plume was found by Mississippi universities in early May.
USF has concluded microscopic oil droplets are forming deep water oil plumes. After a weeklong analysis of water samples, USF scientists found more oil in deeper water.
"These hydrocarbons are from depth and not associated with sinking degraded oil but associated with the source of the Deep Horizon well head," said USF Chemical Oceanographer David Hollander.
Through isotopic or microscopic fingerprinting, Hollander and his USF crew were able to show the oil in the plume came from BP's blown out oil well. The surface oil's so-called fingerprint matched the tiny underwater droplet's fingerprint. Read more
Program note: It's an interview you don't want to miss this morning: She's a bona fide engineering prodigy. Her name is Alia Sabur and she started her doctorate at 14-years-old, even reading before she could walk! She's accomplished everything she said she would and quicker than anyone thought. She says she can fix this oil leak in the Gulf, so is BP listening to her?
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6:40AM 21-year-old Alia Sabur, and engineering prodigy, on her fix for the oil leak, and whether BP is listening.
7:40AM Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, on the winner of the "Race to the Top" contest . Who will get to have President Obama give their commencement address?
8:10AM Don Van Nieuwenhuise, Professor of Petroleum Geoscience at the Univ. of Houston, on the attempt to cap the oil spill – how is it working? What other options are available?
8:40AM Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, on the two New Jersey men arrested at JFK airport, allegedly trying to travel to Somalia to "wage violent jihad".
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New era in space flight? SpaceX to test launch rocket Friday
By Rich Phillips, CNN
Cape Canaveral, Florida (CNN) – Paid for by the money and dreams of a millionaire, a newly developed rocket stands ready to blast off from Cape Canaveral on its first test flight. It serves as a symbol of the future and could carry astronauts and cargo to the international space station.
This commercial venture by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, is scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Friday. On top will be a mock-up of its space capsule, called Dragon.
Pay Pal co-founder Elon Musk is the CEO of the company. NASA hopes companies such as SpaceX can take over transportation to the international space station.
"It's time for NASA to hand that over to commercial industry who can then optimize the technology and make it more reliable, make it much lower cost and make it much more routine," said Musk in an interview with CNN last month.
Musk says he believes the U.S. is at the beginning of a profound, fundamental renaissance in space exploration, perhaps greater than when President Kennedy declared the U.S. was going to the moon during the infancy of the space program. Read more
Tar balls feared to be sign of what's to come
(CNN) – All along the Gulf Coast, from the Louisiana wetlands to the beautiful barrier island beaches of Alabama, tar balls are dotting the shoreline. They're a blemish right now, but a lot of people fear a full-blown onslaught of crude could be close behind. Our Rob Marciano reports it's like watching a nightmare unfold in slow motion.
Florida prepares as oil closes in
(CNN) – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has seen the enemy from the air, and it's closing in. Crist flew over the Gulf oil spill yesterday and spotted a light sheen of crude less than four miles from Pensacola's shore. It seems inevitable now, Florida is about to come face-to-face with this environmental menace. He joined us on Friday's American Morning to talk about how his state is preparing for the worst.
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