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The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly stressed Gulf of Mexico will permanently alter the nature of the area.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
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