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Operation gives new meaning to oily hair – May 2010
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 to collect the clippings to make booms that will absorb oil...
Remington College donates hair clippings for Gulf oil spill relief – May 2010
A Houston college’s cosmetology program is donating leftover hair clippings to help clean up the Gulf oil spill. Remington College is collecting discarded hair clippings at its three Houston campuses and donating them to San Francisco-based nonprofit Matter of Trust,...
Dog groomer sends pet hair to fight oil spill – MAY 2010
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - A northern Ontario pet groomer is donating all the shop's cut dog hair to create mats to help soak up the oil in the Gulf Coast. The hair from Doggie Styles Pet Grooming in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., was previously bagged up and sent to the...
Leeds hair to be used to mop up US oil spill – May 2010
A Leeds hairdresser is at the cutting edge of plans to save the Gulf Of Mexico from environmental disaster. Human hair from a Headingley salon is being used to mop up the damage caused by a ruptured oil well which threatens to spill over and destroy the coastline in...
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...
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...
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...
Gulf coast oil spill cleanup opportunities – May 2010
As of yesterday, May 7, 2010, the size of the oil spill was compared to the size of Puerto Rico which is roughly 3,850 square miles. Oil is leaking at a rate of 5,000 barrels a day and the first traces of oil on land were found on the uninhabited Free Mason islands,...
