Free show by Jimmy Buffett along Alabama coast (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 30, 2010

Jimmy Buffett performs at his sister's restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Buffet postponed his free concert on the beach Thursday night because of the possibility of bad weather spawned by Hurricane Alex.   (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Word spread quickly that Jimmy Buffett was putting on a free show at his sister's restaurant along the Alabama coast and he didn't disappoint.



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Jimmy Buffett show on Gulf postponed, hits tourism (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 29, 2010
AP - Tourism is taking another hit on Alabama's coast following the postponement of a free Jimmy Buffett concert that was scheduled this week.
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Free Buffett concert tickets gone; eBay bans sale (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 23, 2010

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, musician Jimmy Buffett performs at an event for the new Google Earth 5.0 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP - Tickets to Jimmy Buffett's free concert in Alabama to show support for the oil spill-stricken Gulf Coast have been grabbed up quickly and begun showing up for sale on eBay for more than $100 each.



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BP chief yacht outing draws fire as oil effort slogs on (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 20, 2010

An oil-stained Sandwich Tern is seen in Long Bay on June 19, 2010 west of Port Sulpher, Louisiana. The bird was reported and delivered to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for rehabilitation. No permanent solution to the devastating leak is expected until mid-August, when two relief wells are due to be completed(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)AFP - A yacht outing has landed BP chief Tony Hayward in more hot water, unleashing fresh criticism of his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and overshadowing modest progress in containing the disaster.



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CNN to air telethon to aid Gulf oil spill victims (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 18, 2010
AP - CNN and Larry King are presenting a telethon Monday to benefit victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Feds meet with film director Cameron on oil spill (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 2, 2010

FILE - in this April 15, 2010 file photo, director James Cameron, right, and his wife, Suzy Amis Cameron, left, are interviewed at a global environmental policy conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. 'Top kill' didn't stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something 'titanic'?  Federal officials are hoping film director James Cameron can help them come up with ideas on how to stop the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - "Top kill" didn't stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something "titanic"?



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Australian mountaineer fails to solve mystery (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 26, 2010

This file photo shows mountaineers outside the advance base camp of the world's tallest peak, the Mount Everest. An Australian adventurer on Wednesday said massive snowfall on the summit of Mount Everest stopped him from solving one of the giant peak's greatest mysteries -- whether it was first conquered in 1924.(AFP/HO/File/Altitude Everest Expedition 2007)AFP - An Australian adventurer on Wednesday said massive snowfall on the summit of Mount Everest stopped him from solving one of the giant peak's greatest mysteries -- whether it was first conquered in 1924.



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Music fans brave storm for Gulf Aid concert (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 16, 2010

Ani DiFranco performs at the GulfAid benefit concert for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill efforts in New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Music fans braved a torrential rainstorm in New Orleans for a benefit concert raising money for fishermen affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.



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Music fans brave storm for Gulf Aid concert (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 16, 2010
AP - Music fans braved a torrential rainstorm in New Orleans for a benefit concert raising money for fishermen affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Sigourney Weaver takes fighting spirit from Avatar to Amazon (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 16, 2010

US film director James Cameron discusses global environmental policies on Capitol Hill as actress Sigourney Weaver and National Radio host Richard Greene look on. Weaver will return to Washington next week to mark Earth Day, using her celebrity to continue to fight for environmental causes.(AFP/Joyce N. Boghosian)AFP - When Sigourney Weaver wrapped up her role as a feisty environmentalist in James Cameron's blockbuster movie "Avatar," the US actress teamed up with Cameron again -- to save the Amazon.



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