REPOSTED FROM MAY 2008 When a scientist is writing a scientific paper we look for that one quintessential figure that tells the whole story. Other…
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Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: My Thoughts
A professor once told me that whether religious or not, each and every one of us has a geographical locality that we feel a deep…
View More Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: My ThoughtsBritish Petroleum, You Broke My Heart
Dear BP, I know it’s hard to admit, but it seems like we’re just not as close as we used to be. We don’t seem…
View More British Petroleum, You Broke My HeartOil Spill Puts Cold, Deepwater Corals At Risk
From Science Daily… Thousands of barrels of oil are leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon site each day. The oil ascends from depths of approximately…
View More Oil Spill Puts Cold, Deepwater Corals At RiskOil Spill Update: June 3, 2010 Pt II
“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 IIOil 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…
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