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“Kill, don’t clean” oiled birds
No, that’s not the opinion of a heartless bird-hater, or BP CEO Tony Hayward letting fly another tactless gaffe. It’s the actual recommendation of one oil spill expert and animal biologist who says that once birds are thoroughly oiled, the best course of action is to put them out of their misery. Even if all the crude is scrubbed from their feathers, she says, oiled birds are all but cer… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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