Clean the Gulf Oil Spill with Hair Mats
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Op-Chart - Twelve (Imperfect) Ways to Clean the Gulf - Op-Chart
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Lake Maracaibo is filled with oil. Hundreds are donating their hair to soak it up. - The Washington Post
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BBC News - How can human hair mop up the oil spill?
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Human Hair Mats That Soak Up Oil-Spills: A Solution To Keep Waterways Free from Pollution
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A hair-raising idea to clean up oil spill - Alexandria Echo Press
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Human Hair Extensions Are Being Matted Together To Clean Up Oil Spills
5 Ways You Can Help Animal Victims : Gulf Oil Spill
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Haircuts help battle massive Gulf oil spill
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BP Refuses to Use Donated Hair Mats to Clean Up Oil Spill
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When Oil Spills Strike, Call in the Hair Force
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Hair Stylists Are Using Hair Clippings to Clean Up Oil Spills
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Human hair is being used to clean up oil spills
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Massive sponge created to soak up oil spills in the ocean
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THE HINDU – Hair Can Be Used to Clean Up Oil Spills – Interview with Lisa Craig Gautier