Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010
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By , on May 31st, 2010 11 comments   Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Geology, Industry & Government, Oil Spills, Uncategorized   , , , , , , ,  

Via the Daily WhatThe newest update is that British Petroleum’s ‘top kill’ (animation, description from engineers) and ‘junk shot’ will join ‘top hat’ in the list of failed attempts. Early news of the ‘top kill” teetered for a few days between progress, stopping of the leak, progress, hesitation, and failure with no one really knowing . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010

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Oil Spill Update
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By , on May 20th, 2010 9 comments   Oil Spills   , , , , ,  

Today marks the 1 month anniversary since the blowout, explosion, and the death of 11 on Deepwater Horizon drill rig. The First Brown Pelican covered in oil dies at Louisiana refuge More haunting photographs of oil on Louisiana marshes U.S Government orders British Petroleum to put all Gulf oil spill data on Internet Florida has . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update

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Oilmageddon Update May 7
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By , on May 7th, 2010 2 comments   Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills   , , ,  

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 in . . . → Read More: Oilmageddon Update May 7

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The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A Timeline
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By , on April 29th, 2010 68 comments   Conservation & Environment, Geology, Industry & Government, Oil Spills, Uncategorized   , , , , , , ,  

Photo from the gCaptain Blog I spent a summer as an undergraduate in Port Fourchon, Louisiana conducting field work. Some of my fondest memories surround that summer I spent in 130% humidity and 130˚ heat. Like many others, I’ve intently watched a human tragedy take its tole and a potential environmental diaster unfold. Below I . . . → Read More: The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A Timeline

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