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Gulf oil spill, cleanup efforts
Oiled marshlands surrounded with containment boom to keep oil from leaking out and contaminating other areas / layer of 'sorbent boom' on the inside / booms covered in oil / marshland sea grass turning brown / cleanup crews using drum...
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Aerials over gulf marshland near BP Gulf oil spill
Aerials over gulf marshland near BP Gulf oil spill at the Gulf Oil Spill Spreads, Damaging Economies, Nature, And Way Of Life at Grand Isle LA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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INTERVIEW: Cheryl Tiegs on tonight's event, on the work Global Green does, on the oil spill. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
INTERVIEW: Cheryl Tiegs on tonight's event, on the work Global Green does, on the oil spill, on if the government is doing enough to fix the spill at the Global Green USA 14th Annual Millennium Awards at Santa Monica CA. (Footage by...
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill, cleanup efforts
Barataria Bay, clean up workers on Queen Bess Island / close up of oil slick contained by boom / photographers taking pictures of oil in water / CU of oil covered boom. Gulf of Mexico oil spill, cleanup efforts on June 06, 2010 in...
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Gulf oil spill cleanup continues 6 months later
Cleanup of Gulf oil spill continues in Barataria Bay / cleanup crews vacuuming up the oil / worker holding small crab in hand, oil on hand / interior of vacuum barrel, covered in oil / bird walking along oil-soaked reeds on shore / oil...
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(Loop) Earth fighting an Oil Spill and Winning
Spinning Earth fighting an Oil Spill and Winning (Loopable),
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Fish and Wildlife Service Search for Oiled Birds
Fish and Wildlife team searching for oiled wildlife / oil boom and oiled debris on beach / team collecting dead Laughing Gull and checking for signs of oil / Bird sent for necropsy test. Fish and Wildlife Service Search for Oiled Birds...
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Oil pump pumping at sunset
An oil pump pumping fossil fuels from the earth, at sunset. Fossil fuel concept.
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Oil pump pumping at sunset
An oil pump pumping fossil fuels from the earth, at sunset. Fossil fuel concept. Close-up shot.
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Oil pump pumping at sunset
An oil pump pumping fossil fuels from the earth, at sunset. Fossil fuel concept. Front view.
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Oil pump close-up
Oil pump pumping fossil fuels from the earth. Close-up shot of the machinery, valves and the pump cylinder moving up and down.
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Vessels of Opportunity lay boom off Grande Isle
BP's 'Vessels of Opportiunity' lay boom in Barataria off Grand Isle, Louisiana to prevent oil from hitting the fragile wetlands / The bridge in the background is the causeway to Grand Isle. Vessels of Opportunity lay boom off Grande Isle...
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Tarballs Wash Up on Beach
Tourists gawk at tarballs washing up on the shore of this resort community. Tarballs Wash Up on Beach on June 13, 2010 in Orange Beach, Alabama (Footage by Getty Images)
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BP Oil at Alabama's Perdido Pass
Oil and boom, just below the bridge that links Perdido Pass with Orange Beach. BP Oil at Alabama's Perdido Pass on June 13, 2010 in Orange Beach, Alabama (Footage by Getty Images)
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C-17 Military Transport Delivers Supplies
C-17 military transport aircraft unloads supplies for gulf relief at the New Orleans Naval Air Station. Lt Commander Tony Russel and Commander Chris Barcomb comment. C-17 Military Transport Delivers Supplies on May 01, 2010 in Bell...
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Tarballs Wash Up on Orange Beach, Alabama coast
Tarballs washing up on the beaches of Orange Beach as result of the BP Gulf oil spill / tourists stepping carefully between them or wiping them off their feet. Tarballs Wash Up on Orange Beach, Alabama coast on June 13, 2010 in Orange...
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First Tarballs Wash Up on Beach
Tarballs on beach and boom off shore from this resort community / Orange Beach City Administrator Tony Grimes talks about the differences between two tarballs / tugboats are shown at twilight floating by boom. First Tarballs Wash Up on...
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Empty Gulf Beaches
Empty Beach on Gulf coast. Chris Pulaski of the National Wildlife Federation speaks about gulf currents. Empty Gulf Beaches on May 13, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana (Footage by Getty Images)
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BP Oil Boom Being Laid
BP contractors are laying boom along the causeway that crosses over Barataria Bay / 'vessels of opportunity' are nudging the boom into place. BP Oil Boom Being Laid on May 17, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana (Footage by Getty Images)
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BP Oil Boom Arrving In Grand Isle
BP contractors transporting boxes of boom that have just arrived. BP Oil Boom Arrving In Grand Isle on May 17, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana (Footage by Getty Images)
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Vessels of Opportunity lay boom off Grande Isle
A 'vessel of opportunity' heads out to sea, booms in foreground. Vessels of Opportunity lay boom off Grande Isle on May 19, 2010 in Grand Isle, Louisiana (Footage by Getty Images)