A few days Chris Rowan of the fabulous geology blog Highly Allochthonous wrote a good post on the risky business of drilling for oil. In it, he compared the current disaster to the Lusi: “I have been struck by several parallels between events in the Gulf of Mexico and Lusi , the mud volcano … . . . → Read More: Oilmageddon Update May 7
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  May 7th, 2010  2 comments  Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills  Deepwater Horizon, Drilling, oil slick, Oil Spill Last week, a curious California sea lion pup wandered into the welding shop at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. El Nino years can be rough on marine mammals and seabirds – warmer waters means less food, and entire generations of pups and chicks have starved to death. However, this little guy … . . . → Read More: Friday Cuteness
We have a lot more coverage on Oilmageddon 2010, but we like to maintain our deepness every now and then too! This video was just released on National Geographic’s website! This video corresponds with Edith Widder’s review of bioluminescence in the journal Science published today. Hopefully more on that later. Update: Ralf noted in the … . . . → Read More: Bioluminescent Break From Oil Spill Coverage
Can Prochlorococcus beat Megashark? DIDN’T THINK SO. . . . → Read More: The REAL food web
Here is your oil spill update for Thursday, May 6th. Stopping the Flow Yesterday, crews capped one of the three leaks in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. However, like putting your finger on a hole in a garden hose, this did not reduce the total amount of oil leaking into the ocean. Today, crews are moving … . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: Thursday, May 6
By Miriam Goldstein, on May 5th, 2010 4 comments Bringin' It, Industry & Government, Oil Spills, Opinion Right now, everyone is consumed by the immediate drama of the growing oil slick. What will it kill? Where will it go? Will it pollute all of the Gulf States or just a few? But when the oil is stopped and the damage is done, it will be time for BP to pay for … . . . → Read More: How anti-science politics may harm the U.S. Gulf states
UPDATE: One of the three leaks was shut off this morning. This is not expected to reduce the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf. Al-Jazeera has a great video explaining how the oil spill happened and what methods might be used to fix it. (Thanks once more, @younglandis!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLiqvZOP8TY . . . → Read More: Animated explanation of Gulf oil spill
Need a break from oil spill sadness? Check out the excellent blog Vulgar Army. Written by Michelle Farran, its purpose is to “criticise themes in the use of the octopus as a metaphor in propaganda and political cartoons, as well as identify its relation to popular culture.” My current favorite is Of Maps and … . . . → Read More: Fear the Vulgar Army
Is up at Observations of a Nerd. Next month is hosted by Carnival founder Blogfish. Use this submission form to submit your best ocean posts! . . . → Read More: Carnival of the Blue #36
By Kevin Zelnio, on May 3rd, 2010 One comment Ecology, New Research research blogging, researchblogcast Each week Dave Munger, Razib Khan and I discuss an article from the ResearchBlogging.org aggregator. This week we discuss a potentially revolutionary new model published last week in PLoS Biology. It seems like an elegant framework that incorporates phenotypic plasticity into ecology and has the potential for tremendous predictive power in my opinion. Listen … . . . → Read More: ResearchBlogCast #5: Putting Plasticity into Population Ecology
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