BOA and Tunicates!

I told you all I would post some extra information about our piece on how the Coast Guard responds to pollution on our waterways. Well--we got busy yesterday following up on our story on Bank of America. I have had so many emails from customers of BOA this week...and I'm working to get back with all of you.

In the meantime--Katie received an email from BOA saying they are researching Laqurdia's case and working with the investors to see how they can resolve the situation. We're asking some more questions about what exactly that means...so check back here to find out what we found out. Of course, when we get some solid answers we'll also update you on WINK NEWS.

Ok--so back to pollution in our waterways. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment is actually a pretty neat part of the Coast Guard. Some of the stuff we didn't get into on our broadcast--both of the men we interviewed have degrees in biology and other marine science areas. They spend years with the Coast Guard before they can actually be on our waterways identifying pollution. In short--they know what they're looking for.

I wanted to show you some of the Pictures LTJG Michael Novak shared with us of some of the false reports. These look like tarballs--but they're actually tunicates. You can click on the word to read what Fish and Wildlife says about these creatures.

But here are the pictures:





Pretty interesting stuff, eh?

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