In what will surely take the 2011 Audacity Award Transocean Ltd. made a statement Friday that it had its “best year in safety performance.” O’ no they…
View More Transocean Has Big Brass BallsTag: Gulf of Mexico
Teaching undergrads the ‘Bioinformatics of Biodiversity’
I’ve just wrapped up another whirlwind week in the Gulf of Mexico – a 3-day sampling trip spanning 250 miles of coastline, followed by a…
View More Teaching undergrads the ‘Bioinformatics of Biodiversity’Gulf sampling, part deux
My sporadic posting lately has been due to my ridiculous travel schedule – in the past 2 weeks, I’ve been to New York, Maine, San…
View More Gulf sampling, part deuxSeriously, BP?
I just wanted to remind everyone that BP is still running ads like this on TV. When this came on, my mouth literally dropped and…
View More Seriously, BP?Citizen Science to track lingering oil in the Gulf
Although most of the media has now forgotten about that oil spill thing that happened last year, I’m consistently impressed by strength of ongoing citizen…
View More Citizen Science to track lingering oil in the GulfNPR’s oil spill Hat Trick
Once again this week, NPR was subtly poking us all with a stick—“Hey, remember that oil spill that happened last year?” I love NPR. ‘Fog…
View More NPR’s oil spill Hat TrickOil Spill Update: Deep-Sea Degradation
More bad news from the oil spill front. University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye reporting findings from her fifth Gulf of Mexico expedition since the…
View More Oil Spill Update: Deep-Sea DegradationTony Hayward to lead new oil company?
Well this sounds like a good idea. Mr Hayward, who resigned as chief executive at the energy giant following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill…
View More Tony Hayward to lead new oil company?The oil industry’s ‘Culture of Complacency’
Last week, Dr. M and I attended a captivating lecture at Duke university, delivered by none other than the honorable William K. Reilly (co-chair of…
View More The oil industry’s ‘Culture of Complacency’No S*&%t Sherlock, dispersants DON’T degrade quickly
Another disturbing paper about the BP oil spill was published this week. The new study from Wood’s Hole researchers shows lingering traces of dispersant in…
View More No S*&%t Sherlock, dispersants DON’T degrade quickly