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The Gulf Spill and The Question of Accountability and Sustainability

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 03 July 2010 in Oil Spill

At last the British Petroleum corporation did finally make a fine, pretty mess of the large marine ecosystem of the American Gulf stream, a nice present from the union Jack to her beloved uncle Sam. That it could happen or that it did eventually happen were no longer in the per-mutative realms of pr...

Where are we at in the Gulf?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 in Oil Spill

As I look below at the summary of events in the Gulf at the end of June I think when will this stop? When will I introduce my son to the spinning dolphins? When will the marsh lands and shrimp come back. They broke it can't they fix it? Some good motion but will it be enough? Wednesday, June 30, D...

Above Average Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Forecast by NOAA Scientists

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Image Provided by NOAA.gov No, it has nothing directly to do with the BP oil spill, but it won't help things... Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have just announced that the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone--that's the Gulf Dead Zone to you and me, whe...

BP (British feedback)

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 26 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Interesting to hear the rhetoric from across the Atlantic on the oil spill. a) the fact that BP is not providing dividends is hurting old age pensioners b) it wasn't BPs fault -- it was the contractor. My thought: BP is the one who had the lease on the site. Whatever happens at that site is their r...

Frances Beinecke's Appointed to Watch BP Oil Clean Up

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

The following statement is by Frances Beinecke about her appointment to the commission. I am writing to share some bignews: I have been appointed by President Obama to serve on the commission he has created to examine the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The panel, formal...

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Dead Whale Found in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Scientists are investigating whether an approximately 25-foot-long sperm whale found dead in the Gulf of Mexico died due to the massive oil spill. This marks the first whale found dead in the Gulf since the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill April 20. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Admi...

Oil threatens sperm whales in Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

On Tuesday, the decomposed body of a juvenile sperm whale was found 77 miles from the well, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Investigators are trying to determine whether oil played a role in its death; it was not found in oiled water. Routinely holding their brea...

NOAA Opens More Fishing Area in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 in Oil Spill

NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21. Additionally, some smaller areas were opened ...

Report From The Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Oil Spill

I’m in the Gulf now with the OPS crew shooting a horror of epic proportions unfolding here. Reading that BP CEO Tony Hayward is off yachting while whole towns are all out of jobs is so out of control – I’m incredulous - you couldn’t make this stuff up. We were trying to get a tou...

Oil Industry Not Equipped for Deep Water Spill

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Oil Spill

The CEO of the world’s largest publicly traded oil company told a Congressional panel last week that the oil industry is “not well equipped” to deal with deep water spills like that now ravaging the Gulf of Mexico. Rex Tillerson, an engineer who rose to the CEO chair during his 35 years at ExxonMob...

Louisiana backs oil industry, wants drilling moratorium thrown out

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 20 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Louisiana is supporting a lawsuit to overturn the six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling. The ban could cost the local oil industry as much as $330 million a month, the state says. More than 95 percent of the port's business is related to the oil and gas industry, and some business owners at t...

Larry King Live Telethon helps three groups in Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 20 June 2010 in Oil Spill

June 21, 2010 -- The Larry King Live Telethon "Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help" will help our neighbors in the Gulf region of the United States that have been badly affected by the rush of oil droplets that are invading the brush, beaches and way of life in the area. The states that h...

Oil spilled in Gulf full of methane gas, adding new concerns

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 18 June 2010 in Oil Spill

It is an overlooked danger in the oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem. Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune The Discoverer Enterprise burns off n...

How to help wildlife threatened by the oil spill

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 18 June 2010 in Oil Spill

A massive oil slick caused by the BP oil drilling platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Efforts are already underway to protect sensitive ecological areas. Many organizations are preparing to mobilize along the coast from Louisiana to Florida to help rescue anima...

More Off-Shore Drilling As BP’s Oil Disaster Grows?

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 18 June 2010 in Oil Spill

As Oil Execs Testify About Drilling Safety, GOP Rallies with Same Old "Drill, Baby, Drill!" WASHINGTON, DC – Despite tens of thousands of gallons of oil continuing to gush from BP’s oil well and executives from five major oil companies testifying before Congress today about off-shore drilli...

Reflections on the Gulf Oil Spill - Conversations With My Grandpa

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Oil supplies the United States with approximately 40% of its energy needs. Billions upon billions of gallons are pumped out of our wells, brought in from other countries, and shipped around to refineries all over the states. 1.3 million gallons of petroleum are spilled into U.S. waters from vessels ...

Tell your senators to pass energy legislation that will prevent future oil spills

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 in Oil Spill

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental disaster that also threatens profound social and economic damage. NRDC has sent a team of experts to the gulf to document the environmental and health impacts of the spill and to advocate for every possible action to limit the damage to ...

President to Nation: "Now is Time for Action, Clean Up Mess in Gulf and Move Ahead to Clean Energy Economy"

Posted by GreenDog on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 in Oil Spill

WASHINGTON (June 15, 2010) -- In his first Oval Office address, President Obama laid out his plans for cleaning up the millions of gallons of oil that have already escaped and talked about what we must do to decrease our dependence on oil. "Tonight, President Obama made it clear that he plans to pu...

BP to fund $20bn Gulf of Mexico oil spill payout

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Oil giant BP is to put $20bn (£13.5bn) in a compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will not pay shareholders a dividend this year. Barack Obama announced the compensation deal after talks at the White House with senior BP executives. Shortly a...

BP bosses including chief executive Tony Hayward (L) at the White House meeting Preisdent Obama (2nd R)

Economy/Environment, Gulf Spill A Sad Lesson to Learn

Posted by GreenDog on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Louisiana, Florida and other Gulf Coast states face worse that thought environmental damage as the estimates of how much oil is spilling rise, the latest estimate is as much as 40,000 barrels!!! a day. Moody Investors Services site unemployment, tempered in the short term by clean up jobs but a long...