Is the EU trying to off oil competitors or is there real concern on protecting the Arctic ecosystem? via EU clashes with Greenland over international…
View More EU Clashes with Greenland over ArcticCategory: Oil Spills
No oil spotted offshore–at least in the shallows
A team from the University of Florida has found no visible signs of oil just off the coast of Alabama and the Florida panhandle (well,…
View More No oil spotted offshore–at least in the shallowsFlawed US response in Gulf?
What would a good response look like? The Obama administration lagged in its initial response to the BP oil spill, played down spill projections, ultimately…
View More Flawed US response in Gulf?UK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling ban
Of course we all know how forward thinking the UK government can be There is no case for declaring a moratorium on deepwater oil or…
View More UK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling banThe state of Gulf spill science–my view
Last week I was in Florida (again) to attend a Deepwater Horizon Principal Investigator conference, sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council’s Joint Subcommittee…
View More The state of Gulf spill science–my viewGulf Sampling: White Sand with Black Spots
Well I’m back in the lab after two solid weeks in the field. I rented a new car with 6 miles on the odometer and…
View More Gulf Sampling: White Sand with Black SpotsWill Gulf science be compromised by politics?
I’ve officially arrived back in New Hampshire (freezing my tanned little arms off, btw) after my marathon sampling trip in the Gulf, and I’ve been…
View More Will Gulf science be compromised by politics?Ban on deep-sea drilling rejected
What could go wrong? O’ wait… European coastal nations have agreed to review rules for offshore drilling, but said each country should decide individually on…
View More Ban on deep-sea drilling rejectedIs Gulf oil killing whale sharks?
Research findings indicate that the oil spill off the coast of Mexico may be endangering the lives of these animals. Biologist Eric Hoffmayer, who studies…
View More Is Gulf oil killing whale sharks?That’s 56,000 Barrels A Day…Not 5,000
That’s right, new work suggests BP’s estimates of oil flowing from the broken well were an order of magnitude off. With these revised estimates, the BP…
View More That’s 56,000 Barrels A Day…Not 5,000