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Hair donations headed to oil spill – May 2010
SEMINOLE – A pair of Pinellas County businesses have joined in the battle to halt spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico before it has a chance to reach the beaches and other environmentally-sensitive areas. The Man Trap of Seminole, 13177 Park Blvd., and Doggy Doos Pet...
Sideswipe: Leaf it out – May 2010
Christopher Bligh of Birkenhead couldn't believe it when the North Shore City Council road marking contractors didn't bother sweeping the leaves out of the way when they redid the yellow lines outside his house (pictured). Todd off Nightline's 20-year anniversary...
The New York Times – Boom-B-Qs
Social gatherings at which volunteers learn how to construct homemade oil-defense booms. Hair and pantyhose are being shipped to the Gulf Coast to help defend the coastline against oil spilling from the Deepwater Horizon rig, Sarah Wheaton reported in The Times: At...
Local pet groomers donate fur to catch oil slick – May 2010
A Tibetan terrier named Misty is groomed by Kirsten Krause at the End of the Leash in Mukwonago. The hair from about 60 dogs groomed at the pet store during the past week will be donated so it can be used in material being made to absorb some of the oil gushing into...
Marin salons collect hair to soak up gulf oil – but will it be used? – May 2010
Colored, crimped or coifed, it doesn't matter, as long as it's clean and absorbent. Several Marin salons have begun collecting customers' hair for shipment to the Gulf of Mexico, where volunteers are gathering hair collected across the country to help absorb some of...
ONG faz coleta de cabelo para limpar óleo no Golfo do México – May 2010
Salões de cabeleireiro e fazendeiros do mundo inteiro estão recolhendo cabelo e pelos de animais para auxiliar a operação de limpeza do petróleo que, há vários dias, vaza de um poço danificado no Golfo do México. A ideia é que o cabelo, colocado dentro de meias de...
Salons, Dog Groomers Collecting Oil-Absorbing Hair
Anyone who has skipped a shampoo knows that hair quickly absorbs oil. That's why area salons and pet grooming businesses are collecting it to help clean up the massive oil spill along the Gulf Coast. Animal House in Kronenwetter is saving furry scraps leftover after a...
Donate your dog’s hair to help clean up the BP oil spill – May 2010
The Pink Dog Parlor, located at 629 Plank Road in Clifton Park, wants to donate your dog’s hair to help soak up the oil spill along the Gulf coast. Owner Michelle Kennedy said the doggie salon has begun saving all the hair from your pets, which will be shipped to oil...
Groomed dogs aid oil spill cleanup – May 2010
Lisa Scarbrough wants your pet's fur. And she'll take the hair off your head, too, if you're getting it cut. The animal advocate and founder of Coastal Pet Rescue is spearheading a local effort to collect pet fur and human hair for use in the oil spill cleanup in the...
Friends of Lighthouse Field collects hair and fur to help with gulf oil cleanup – May 2010
SANTA CRUZ -- Friends of Lighthouse Field, a group of Santa Cruz dog lovers, has taken on the task of collecting hair and fur from local hair salons and dog groomers to help clean up the oil spilling off the Gulf Coast. The operation was put together by the San...