The Gulf oil slick may have entered the Loop Current and be heading towards Florida. The SkyTruth remote sensing blog posted a clear satellite image…
View More Oil May Be Entering Loop Current, Headed Towards FLCategory: Conservation & Environment
Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 17
Stopping The Flow Over the weekend, BP inserted a tube into the well that is gathering about 1,000 barrels per day. From the Washington Post:…
View More Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 17Oil Spill Update for Thurs, May 13
A bit of news, a bit of analysis, and lots of videos for you today. News Obama has sent legislation to Congress in response to…
View More Oil Spill Update for Thurs, May 13Oil Spill Update for Wed., May 12
Rick MacPherson succinctly sums up the Congressional hearings on the oil spill. As with most disasters, cascading human and technical failures led to the blowout.…
View More Oil Spill Update for Wed., May 12Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 10
Here is your oil spill update for Monday, May 10th. Stopping the Flow The giant dome didn’t work, due to the formation of ice-like methane…
View More Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 10How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave Kerstetter
To understand how the oil spill affects the fisheries and fishing communities, I turned to Dr. Dave Kerstetter, a research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s…
View More How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave KerstetterOilmageddon Update May 7
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…
View More Oilmageddon Update May 7Oil Spill Update: Thursday, May 6
Here is your oil spill update for Thursday, May 6th. Stopping the Flow Yesterday, crews capped one of the three leaks in the Gulf of…
View More Oil Spill Update: Thursday, May 6How anti-science politics may harm the U.S. Gulf states
Right now, everyone is consumed by the immediate drama of the growing oil slick. What will it kill? Where will it go? Will it pollute…
View More How anti-science politics may harm the U.S. Gulf statesAnimated explanation of Gulf oil spill
UPDATE: One of the three leaks was shut off this morning. This is not expected to reduce the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf.…
View More Animated explanation of Gulf oil spill