Storm Season Could Obstruct Gulf Oil Cleanup

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Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2010 · News & Politics

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High waves and gusting winds from Hurricane Alex hampered cleanup efforts in the Gulf, forcing oil-skimming ships back to shore. Jeffrey Brown talks with James Franklin, chief hurricane forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, and Ivor van Heerden, a senior scientist at oil spill response company Polaris Applied Sciences, about the ongoing oil capture efforts and the havoc that hurricane season may bring.

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