The Coast Guard flew media over the Deepwater Horizon site and along the Louisiana Gulf Coast Saturday, giving a bird’s-eye view of what 40 days of gushing oil has done to the environment. Video Rating: 0 / 5
GOP to Tampa couple: Stop using party name on oil spill Web site
Don and Joyce Weaver wanted to bring attention to concerns that the nation’s current energy policies and practices are destroying the earth’s delicate ecosystem. So , the day Tampa officials learned the city will host the 2012 GOP convention the Tampa couple purchased the domain name www.GOP2012Tampa.com and set up a collage of photos from the Deepwater Horizon … Read more on The Tampa Tribune
This weekend, I flew over areas of the Gulf of Mexico impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil leak disaster. In the video, the helicopter approaches the site of the leak. The small vessels visible in the beginning of the video are skimming oil from the water’s surface. At about 1:00 into the video, as we descend large swaths of oil in the water are visible. At about 1:15, we approach the vessel Discover Enterprise (the ship with the flare burning off of it), which is collecting oil from the small pipe BP inserted into the leaking riser last week. On either side of the Enterprise, there are two platforms visible. They are drilling the relief wells.
Deepwater Horizon disaster site is a vortex of activity, with focus far below
About 15 vessels are operating at the core, surrounded by a slew of supply vessels Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Controlled burning destroys more oil at Deepwater Horizon site than skimming
Well owner BP PLC reported burning about 9,000 barrels — about 378,000 gallons — of oil during burns on Thursday.
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