Ryan Christopher Bourgart's Blog – July 2010 Archive (2)

Settlement Reached on Guarding Against Burning Deaths of Sea Turtles in Gulf

The Washington Post // July 2, 2010

by Juliet Eilperin

The Coast Guard and BP reached a settlement Friday with environmental groups over the issue of how best to guard against accidentally killing endangered sea turtles during controlled burns in the Gulf of Mexico aimed at curbing the oil spill's spread.

Three environmental groups -- the Center for Biological Diversity, the…

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Hi,





News has emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive.



That's right. BP is using "controlled burns" to contain the oil spill, and any turtles that are not removed from the area before the fire is lit are literally burned alive.



With BP already facing so much public outrage, we can step in and stop this from continuing. But we have to speak up right now. I signed a petition urging BP to stop burning endangered sea turtles… Continue