{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EDFish","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish","title":"\u201cRed Herrings\u201d in the Gulf of Mexico - Part 1: It Ain\u2019t the Oil - EDFish","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z1lvvZpk6T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2010\/09\/13\/red-herrings-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-part1\/\">\u201cRed Herrings\u201d in the Gulf of Mexico &#8211; Part 1: It Ain\u2019t the Oil<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2010\/09\/13\/red-herrings-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-part1\/embed\/#?secret=z1lvvZpk6T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;\u201cRed Herrings\u201d in the Gulf of Mexico &#8211; Part 1: It Ain\u2019t the Oil&#8221; &#8212; EDFish\" data-secret=\"z1lvvZpk6T\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This is the first post in a four part series discussing the ongoing \u2013 and \u201ccascading\u201d \u2013 effects in the Gulf, not from oil, but rather its toxic components and their impacts on sensitive ecosystems. In recent weeks, nearly every discussion about the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has focused on the question: \u201chow much of the oil from the broken well is left in the Gulf?\u201d The answer is simple: \u201cNone \u2013 it ain\u2019t the oil, stupid!\u201d For some time now, the problem hasn\u2019t been the oil in the Gulf, it\u2019s the complicated series of impacts caused by the diverse substances that made up the oil as they are degraded in stages, both biologically and chemically. Each step along the way \u2013 and even the final breakdown products \u2013 poses important threats to a different suite of living things. The total damage done by this complex array of shifting impacts on the sensitive ecosystems and the people of the Gulf remains largely unknown.  Read the full post &raquo;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/environmentaldefense.org\/content_images\/doug_rader.jpg"}