If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened, where would the oil have gone? This short animation by Chris Harmon gives a sense of the vast scale of our oil-based economy. Best of all, he cites his sources so you can check out the numbers yourself. (Via Ayana J.) Oil’d from Chris Harmon on Vimeo. Broadcast . . . → Read More: If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened…
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  April 27th, 2011  Leave a comment  Oil Spills  Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, oil By Dr. M, on April 25th, 2011 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills BP, corexit, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill Skimmed: Oil skimmed off surface. Captured: Oil captured before escaping into the sea. Burned: 400 burning of concentrated slicks moving barrels from water to air. COREXIT Dispersed: Oil "dispersed" by 1.8 million gallos of COREXIT. Deep-Sea Dispersed: Oil "dispersed" at 1500 meteres through a narrow pipe. Evaporated or Dissolved: Oil that disolved in to Gulf . . . → Read More: Pardon Me If I Don’t Start Celebrating
By Miriam Goldstein, on April 20th, 2011 10 comments Oil Spills Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and causing oil to gush into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. Nearly 5 million barrels of oil were spilled, making the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe the biggest spill in world history. The web is filled with resources telling stories and . . . → Read More: One year after the oil started
By Dr Bik, on April 20th, 2011 Leave a comment Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill One year ago today, all hell broke loose in the Gulf. From scientists’ perspective, last year’s massive oil spill only just unlocked gates of Hades; the full fury and environmental wrath of this catastrophe will besiege the Gulf for years to come. I’m not going to give you a round up of all the news . . . → Read More: Oil Spill anniversary: Show me the money…and data!
By Dr Bik, on April 14th, 2011 One comment Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill The New York Times has a great article out this week, as we near the year anniversary of the Macondo Well blowout and the ensuing horror of the Gulf oil spill. What has emerged in studies so far is not a final tally of damage, but a new window on the complexities of the gulf, . . . → Read More: Deepwater Horizon: Science progresses, a year later
By para_sight, on April 10th, 2011 15 comments Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Oil Spills, Opinion, Uncategorized Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Gulf of Mexcio There’s a lot of press happening right now about an “unusual mortality event” underway in the northern Gulf of Mexico involving dead dolphins, particularly young ones (see for examples here, here and here). Much of the drama that drives these stories to the front page arises out of potential links to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . . . → Read More: Cold hard data vs warm baby dolphins
By Dr. M, on April 6th, 2011 One comment Oil Spills Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, Transocean Two days ago I posted on the fiasco that characterized Transocean’s recent decision to give out bonuses because of their terrific 2010 safety record. This is despite the Deepwater Horizon even that resulted in a loss of 11 lives. Yesterday Transocean announced that Transocean’s senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Steven Newman, announced . . . → Read More: Umm Thanks?
By Dr Bik, on April 3rd, 2011 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Education, Oil Spills, Scientist! career, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, undergraduates, Workshop 
I’ve just wrapped up another whirlwind week in the Gulf of Mexico – a 3-day sampling trip spanning 250 miles of coastline, followed by a weekend workshop for undergrads covering the “Bioinformatics of Biodiversity” As far as sampling, I got what I needed but it wasn’t pleasant. I re-sampled all our existing sites from Dauphin . . . → Read More: Teaching undergrads the ‘Bioinformatics of Biodiversity’
By Dr Bik, on March 28th, 2011 2 comments Expeditions, Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, sampling My sporadic posting lately has been due to my ridiculous travel schedule – in the past 2 weeks, I’ve been to New York, Maine, San Diego, and now the Gulf of Mexico. I’m currently on another short sampling trip, and at the end of the week I’ll be lecturing on a ‘Bioinformatics of Biodiversity’ workshop . . . → Read More: Gulf sampling, part deux
By Dr Bik, on March 13th, 2011 3 comments Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill I just wanted to remind everyone that BP is still running ads like this on TV. When this came on, my mouth literally dropped and I yelled “Seriously, BP?” I worry that these tug-at-the-heartstring PR campaigns will subtly become more effective as time goes on–time heals all wounds, right? We’re getting barraged with BP’s ads . . . → Read More: Seriously, BP?
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