Environmental fallout from Gulf oil spill

The release of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico could have profound effects for wildlife and aquatic life, and now is threatening to go beyond the Gulf. Midmorning looks at the impact of the spill.

Guests

• Larry McKinney: executive director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
• George Maul: oceanographer at the Florida Institute of Technology.
• Dennis Takahashi-Kelso: executive director of the Ocean Conservancy. He was the Alaska Commissioner of Environmental Conservation at the time of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Resources

• About Larry McKinney
• About George Maul
• About Dennis Takahashi-Kelso
• BP oil spill live video feed