Experts: More Gulf oil spilling than thought, Frack, drill citizen spies needed Examiner.com Thursday night, Amos and Woods showed their digital images of the BP Gulf of Mexico "oil spill" that proved there were more gallons being spilled than previously thought, as reported by Tricia Lynn Strader for The Journal. Amos, President of the newly …
Plugging Macondo, the story of how the runaway Deepwater Horizon oil well was … Tucson Citizen Last May I wrote about the oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. This year I can report on the final killing of the runaway well. The story appears in the Spring issue of Mines Magazine, …
Book brings Gulf disaster to life Auburn Citizen In “Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster,” authors John Konrad and Tom Shroder make sure their stories, as well as the stories of the survivors, are told. Konrad, an oil rig captain, worked for Transocean, the owner of the … BP Files Billion Dollar Lawsuits on One Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil DisasterJDJournal.com US still holds BP accountable for “painful losses”: ObamaThe Hindu One Year After BP Oil Spill: How We Can HelpPatch.com
NSF grant funds 'citizen science' collaboration WSU Today … grant from the National Science Foundation to fund innovative research on the use of citizen-based science in response to the gulf oil spill disaster. …
Grijalva Tries to Stop Second Deepwater Horizon in the Midst of Reshuffle Tucson Citizen Grijalva first voiced concerns about this platform, a larger one than the Deepwater Horizon that spilled this year, back in February. … Fearing second Gulf spill, House Dems press Interior to finish probe of platformThe Hill (blog)
Citizen "Scientists" Track Birds in BP-Spill Zone National Geographic Millions of birds winter on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Now volunteers are counting the animals to help scientists determine the oil spill's effects on … Gulf Oil Spill UpdatesPlanetSave.com BP returns to profit and looks past spill in GulfHouston Chronicle BP Compensates Relief Well Delay by .7 BillionFinancial Feed San Francisco Chronicle –my.hsj.org –Bloomberg all 1,568 news articles »
What happened to the oil in the Gulf of Mexico? Tucson Citizen The graphic below shows their oil budget. Only time and more research will tell who's estimate is closer to reality. The Gulf oil spill is estimated at 4.9 … BP: Replacement Of Deepwater Horizon Blow-Out Preventer Still On HoldWall Street Journal Officials to update on stalled effort to kill oil wellCNN France Presents Oil Spill Clean-Up Technologies to Gulf of Mexico (A093)PRLog.Org (press release) Financial Post –UPI.com –Bloomberg all 943 news articles »
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred as BP oil spill,[5] Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and Macondo blowout) is a massive ongoing oil spill and oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that started on April 20, 2010. The spill followed a blowout that caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, which then sank off the coast of Louisiana.[2] Eleven rig workers are missing and presumed dead; the explosion also injured 17 others.[6] The oil spill covers a surface area of at least 2500 square miles (6500 km2) according to estimates reported on May 3, 2010 by CNBC.[3] The oil spill, originating from a deepwater oil well 5000 feet (1500 m) below sea level, is discharging an estimated 525 thousand barrels (210,0001,100000 US gallons; 790,0004,000000 litres) of crude oil daily.[7] The spill is expected to eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill as the worst US oil disaster in history.[8] Experts fear that it will result in an environmental disaster as the oil from the well site reaches the Gulf coast, damaging the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry, tourism industry, and habitat of hundreds of bird species.[9][10] Crews are working to block off bays and estuaries, using anchored barriers, floating booms, and sand-filled barricades along shorelines. BP was principal developer of the “Macondo Prospect” oil field and leased the drilling rig from Transocean Ltd.[11] The US Government has named BP as the responsible party in the incident and will hold the company … Video Rating: 4 / 5
Dramatic close up video of the fire on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon located in the Gulf of Mexico and operated by British Patrolium (BP). Eleven missing oil rig crew members are now presumed dead, and the search was called off.
Gulf Oil Disaster – Beneath the Waves Tucson Citizen The sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is an economic disaster and may prove to be an ecological disaster. … Obama: Govt Committed To Preventing Economic Damage In GulfWall Street Journal Gulf Oil Spill Is Bad, but How Bad?New York Times Will BP's gulf oil spill raise gas prices even higher?USA Today Washington Post –Victoria Times Colonist –CultureMap all 7,431 news articles »
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