Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash

AP: Once a backwater in the world of oceanographic research, the Gulf of Mexico has suddenly become the site of a scientific gold rush, all because of the BP oil spill. The environmental disaster represents a once-in-a-generation research opportunity that has oceanographers salivating. There's big money -- $500 million from BP alone -- up for grabs. And for scientists who usually toil in near-obscurity, there's the prospect of lots of media attention. Researchers are suddenly in ......

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