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BRUSH ISLAND, LA – MAY 26: Pelicans take flight near an oil covered shoreline on May 26, 2010 in Brush Island, Louisiana. As BP prepares to try and stop the oil leak with a ‘top kill’ method, the Louisiana coastline is reeling from the effects of the continued gusher. (Photo by Win McNamee/ Getty Images)