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...
The New York Times – Boom-B-Qs

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...