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As much as I rail against the horrible tragedy unfolding in the gulf and on the earth.  The scientist in me raises following.

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App:

It's heart-wrenching to see photos of oiled birds in the wake of a spill, and rehabilitators spend a lot of time cleaning off the oil. But researchers disagree on how well a cleaned bird will do once it's released back into the wild. Some studies have found that cleaned birds don't breed as well and seem to die quickly.

- More at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127749940&f=3&sc=17
To learn more about the NPR iPad app, go to http://ipad.npr.org/recommendnprforipad



It's an interesting story.
C

On Jun 14, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Julie Wignall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Thought you might enjoy learning of a creative volunteer effort in response to the Gulf Oil Spill:
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> Overwhelmed by the oil spill in the Gulf, illustrator Kelly Light did what she does best—she began to draw. Following her example, fellow illustrators
> from across the globe soon joined in.  The result is a wonderful blog page highlighting original and unique sketchcards donated by illustrators
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> Kelly writes that "small sketches - small - donations - small acts together can cause a ripple..."  We agree.  We've posted this on our Facebook page and
> are sharing the information with friends and colleagues.  We hope you'll consider doing the same.
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> You can take a look at the art on Kelly's blog at :  http://ripplesketches.blogspot.com/
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