An oil rig as large as the Eiffel Tower is heading towards an ultra-deep site eight miles north of Mexico’s maritime border. The rig is called Perdido, spanish for Lost. Its one of several that will be installed in the Gulf of Mexico coming years.
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Oil Post Part 3
Please note that the following post is riddled with sarcasm. Those whose delicate nature cannot handle such are strongly encouraged to not read this post.…
View More Oil Post Part 3Bad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the Deep
Rising gas prices may have one more causality, one you many not have thought of…oceanographic science. Our main tool is the research vessel, large contraptions…
View More Bad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the DeepBush & McCain On Offshore Drilling: "There Is No Excuse For Delay"
From CNN.com: “President Bush asked Congress on Wednesday to permit drilling for oil in deep water off America’s coasts to combat rising oil and gas…
View More Bush & McCain On Offshore Drilling: "There Is No Excuse For Delay"Legislative reform needed to protect oceans from seafloor mining
The Wealth from Oceans Flagship at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) released a new report on seafloor mining Friday. The story…
View More Legislative reform needed to protect oceans from seafloor miningI Choose Sharks Over Cigarettes
People are freaking out about the recent outbreak of shark attacks. This recent massive increase in shark attacks has media outlets claiming that a shark…
View More I Choose Sharks Over CigarettesGreen Washing
A week ago I had the oppurtunity to attend the Cooking For Solutions Event held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The discussions Thursday were insightful…
View More Green WashingGive Yourself a Pat on the (Hump)back
AP stock photo. Rex Dalton reports in the latest issue of Nature: “Humpback whale numbers in the northern Pacific Ocean have ballooned to nearly 20,000,…
View More Give Yourself a Pat on the (Hump)backA National Climate Change Agency?
Nature News reports in the latest issue: The chief of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has called for the creation of a…
View More A National Climate Change Agency?Japanese Whalers Accused of Stealing Whale Meat
They’re at it again. Conservation group Greenpeace is accusing the crew of japanese whaling ships of “embezzling” whale meat from the whale “research”. CNN reports:…
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