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Pet groomer collects fur, hair to use on oil spill – May 2010
MERRIMACK – Jack’s pretty doggone psyched about the nice haircut he got last week. The handsome yellow Labrador from Henniker was trimmed down, his blonde coat shiny and short. Perfect for spring. Little does Jack know that his shed fur – which ordinarily would end up...
Barber Brandon Leon snips hair to aid Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup – May 2010
By Robert Janjigian Daily News Fashion Editor When island barber Brandon Leon heard about efforts in Delray Beach to collect human and animal hair for use in making naturally oil-absorbant mats and booms that would aid in cleaning up the Gulf Oil spill, he thought...
Alle-Kiski hairstylists make unique effort to combat oil spill – May 2010
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a hairy situation, but Sarah Boley intends to make it even hairier. Boley, 29, a Leechburg native now living in New Kensington, owns four Fantastic Sam's hairstyling shops in the Alle-Kiski Valley where stylists are gathering and...
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...
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...
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...
PETCO donating fur from grooming salons to assist Gulf oil cleanup – May 2010
The forces working to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are receiving aid from an unlikely source: PETCO. On May 7th the company began shipping donations of animal fur from its nationwide network of grooming salons to the Gulf Coast region. The fur is used...
WABB’s Oily Hair Promo – May 2010
DITTMAN Top 40 WABB/MOBILE has teamed up with four local salons to help clean up the oil spill in the GULF OF MEXICO. Listeners are encouraged to get their hair cut at one of the salons before MAY 21st. WABB will collect the "scrap hair" and send it to MATTER OF...
Operation gives new meaning to oily hair – May 2010
Donated tresses and pet fur will be used to absorb Gulf spill Your tresses or even your dog's fur could help mop up the catastrophic oil mess in the Gulf of Mexico. Multiple hair salons and pet grooming studios across Southwest Florida are joining a nationwide effort...
New York Times – Hair and Animal Fur Donated to Fight Oil Spill
CONTINUE READING... New York Times, May 6th, 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/us/06hair.html