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Latest Information on Oil Impact on Gulf Coast

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Real Estate Agent with REI (Real Estate International, Inc.)

Approximately 112 miles of Gulf Coast shoreline is currently experiencing moderate to heavy oil impacts-approximately 101 miles in Louisiana, 9 miles in Mississippi and 2 miles in Florida. Approximately 497 miles of shoreline are experiencing light to trace oil impacts-approximately 231 miles in Louisiana, 90 miles in Mississippi, 62 miles in Alabama, and 114 miles in Florida. These numbers reflect a daily snapshot so that planning and field operations can more quickly respond to new impacts; they do not include cumulative impacts to date, or shoreline that has already been cleared.

It is important to note that the problems created by the oil spill have not magically disappeared, and my concern is that since it is no longer headline news and the well is about to be sealed in the very near future--the bottom kill procedure begins today--the problems created by having the enormous amount of oil spilled into the gulf are not over.  If you dig down about a foot and a half on the beaches, you will see a dark line indicating oil.  It looks much like a reverse oreo cookie.  This likens to the fact that in Prince William sound under the rocks, you can still find oil residue. 

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