Perky oil booms placed strategically to save the world. by On Wings of Care
MAYFLOWER, AR. On April 12, On Wings Of Care (OWOC),
a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation
of wildlife, wild habitat, and natural ecosystems, flew over
ExxonMobil's Pegasus Pipeline spill in Mayflower, AR.
The new images show conditions at the site, two weeks after the leak
began pouring thousands of gallons of crude oil into backyards and
backwaters of this neighborhood.
Is this Arkansas in Spring, or a desert wasteland? by On Wings of Care
Now the oil (or more properly, "diluted bitumen") is making its way into nearby Lake Conway.
On Wings Of Care
is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to the protection and
preservation of wildlife, wild habitat, and natural ecosystems.
Founder and President Bonny Schumaker, Ph.D., is retired from 22 years
as a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She's also a
former Continental Airlines pilot and has been an FAA flight instructor
for over 15 years.
Combining her skills as
pilot and scientist with her passion for wildlife, Dr. Schumaker has
clocked nearly 600 hours of flight time over the Gulf of Mexico,
documenting the status of wildlife, coastal wetlands, and offshore
waters.
On Wings Of Care's four-minute video flyover is below:
OWOC
extends its thanks to Brayton Matthews of FlightlineFirst at New
Orleans' Lakefront Airport for joining Bonny on this flight, "so that we could get these photos and videos to you promptly!"
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Seriously??? Are they still saying it hasn't reached the lake? What a mess! Thank you "On Wings of Care". Without you and citizen journalists the world would be oblivious.
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