“No matter what took place & why it happened, the oil spill in the Gulf belongs to all of us”-Sheril Kirshenbaum BP manges to completely…
View More Oil Spill Update: June 3, 2010 Pt IICategory: Conservation & Environment
Oil likely to reach east coast: update for Thurs June 3
Where The Oil Is Going Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) released a series of simulations showing that the oil in the…
View More Oil likely to reach east coast: update for Thurs June 3Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010
The 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…
View More Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010“Like Looking into the Face of the Devil” – National Geographic Oil Spill Special
Gulf Oil Spill airs on NGC Thursday, May 27 at 10PM ET/PT National Geographic Channel is airing what promises to be an epic recount of…
View More “Like Looking into the Face of the Devil” – National Geographic Oil Spill SpecialOil Spill Update: May 24, 2010
Another few days and another few million gallons. Oil seeps 12 miles into Louisiana marshes and pelicans are coated in crude. The U.S. officially declares…
View More Oil Spill Update: May 24, 2010Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing…
View More Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of MexicoOil Spill Update
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…
View More Oil Spill UpdateAnd the heavy sludge arrives
From CBS… It may be the most disturbing site yet: the first heavy sludge now oozing into the marshes of Louisiana as the slick continues…
View More And the heavy sludge arrivesShould We Even Bother With Offshore Oil? A Look at the Numbers
One doesn’t need to look very far to find someone pondering the future of offshore drilling. The recent catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is…
View More Should We Even Bother With Offshore Oil? A Look at the NumbersOil Confirmed in Loop Current, Could Reach FL May 26; Tarballs Found in FL
Last night, I posted a satellite image of a tendril of oil moving southeast. Today, NOAA head Jane Lubchenco has confirmed that some oil has…
View More Oil Confirmed in Loop Current, Could Reach FL May 26; Tarballs Found in FL