I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how much the media loves tug-on-the-heartstrings images of oiled birds, dead fish and mile-wide slicks. But have you heard…
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The Jones Act and the Oil Spill…Not What You Think
gCaptain beat me to the punch on writing about the Jones Act as it relates to the oil spill. The Jones Act, actually Section 27…
View More The Jones Act and the Oil Spill…Not What You ThinkPouring Oil on ‘Troubled Waters’
We love getting interesting emails from our readers. Some are complaints about our (mostly mine) colorful language, many are emails telling us how they appreciate…
View More Pouring Oil on ‘Troubled Waters’Mass Murder of Sea Cucumbers near the Deepwater Site
The ‘hidden’ ecological catastrophe is manifesting itself…. Starting yesterday night we have been seeing a large number of dead sea cucumbers floating on the surface.…
View More Mass Murder of Sea Cucumbers near the Deepwater SiteHow We Killed the Gulf of Mexico By Mowing Our Yards
When I bust on my 1/2 acre yard weekly with my Scotts 20-Inch Classic Push Real Reel Lawn Mower, I draw a lot of attention…
View More How We Killed the Gulf of Mexico By Mowing Our YardsOil Platforms in the Gulf: How Many and Who Owns Them?
My original intent for this post was to provide a nice infographic detailing by percentage the operators/owners of all the oil platforms in the Gulf…
View More Oil Platforms in the Gulf: How Many and Who Owns Them?Why Oil-Laden Prey is Bad for Sea Birds
Oil is bad for wildlife. Period. But we really do not understand how it is bad. What does it do? Can marine organisms respond physiologically…
View More Why Oil-Laden Prey is Bad for Sea BirdsBreaking news: BP and US authorities ignored superior Belgian cleanup tech
This just in: the Belgians offered to bring superior cleanup technology to the Gulf, but were ignored by BP and US authorities. From Flanders Today:…
View More Breaking news: BP and US authorities ignored superior Belgian cleanup techOil Spill Update for June 10, 2010
Where is the oil? Today’s oil spill forecast predicts: Onshore (SE) winds are forecast to continue through Friday at 15 knots or less. Persistent southwesterly…
View More Oil Spill Update for June 10, 2010Putting Oilmageddon 2010 in Context
When I posted Iglu’s revised Oil Spill Timeline a few days, I didn’t give much thought to visual properties of the data presented in the…
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