Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this EPA news release: [the agency] released two peer reviewed reports concerning dioxins emitted during the controlled burns of oil during the Deepwater Horizon BP spill. Dioxins describe a group of hundreds of potentially cancer-causing chemicals that can be formed during combustion or burning.… Continue Reading
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GAO Report: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Assessment of Federal Financial Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via GAO – Risks and Cost Reimbursement and Notification Policies and Procedures, GAO-11-90R, November 12, 2010. “The total cost to clean up this massive and potentially unprecedented spill, the damage to the environment, as well… Continue Reading
America's Gulf Coast – A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
America’s Gulf Coast – A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Navy Secretary Ray Maybus: “This report will focus on these three central requirements for recovery in the Gulf Coast: the environment; the economy; and health and human services. These three areas are inextricably linked – what happens to the ecosystem… Continue Reading
Report: up to 79% of oil released into Gulf of Mexico from Deepwater Horizon well has not been recovered
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this Outcome/Guidance from Georgia Sea Grant Program: Current Status of BP Oil Spill by Chuck Hopkinson, Director, Georgia Sea Grant, August 17, 2010 – “On August 2, 2010, the National Incident Command (NIC) released a report on the status of oil from the BP oil… Continue Reading
CRS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via CRS – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress, June 18, 2010: “Several issues for Congress have emerged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident. What lessons should be drawn from the incident? What technological and regulatory changes may be needed to… Continue Reading
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: International Offers of Assistance
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “The United States will accept 22 offers of assistance from 12 countries and international bodies, including two high speed skimmers and fire containment boom from Japan. We are currently working out the particular modalities of delivering the offered assistance….The 27 countries which… Continue Reading
In re: Deepwater Horizon Cases Allotted to Section J – Judge Barbier
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill – United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana: “Over 30 cases relating to the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill have been assigned to Judge Carl Barbier, Section J. The Deepwater Horizon incident has led to claims for the death of 11 individuals, numerous… Continue Reading
D&B Report – 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, from D&B – 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Preliminary Business Impact Analysis for Coastal Areas in the Gulf States “Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010, the emphasis has been on capping the oil well and… Continue Reading
President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this Executive Order — National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling From the Weekly Address by President Obama, May 22, 2010: “The bipartisan National Commission is tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent and mitigate the impact… Continue Reading
Hearing on "Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill"
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, Hearing on “Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill”, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 12 May 2010, to “examine what caused the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the oil spill now spreading across the Gulf, in order to help prevent… Continue Reading
NOAA – Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico – Updated Daily
Follow up to IncidentNews website provides publicly available information related to oil and hazardous material spills, see NOAA’s Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico, updated daily with data including Current Trajectory Maps and forecasts. “Situation: Wednesday 05 May: “Weather today continued to allow both NOAA overflights and dispersant operations. Overflight observation flights were concentrated around… Continue Reading
When All Hell Breaks Loose: Years After Deepwater Horizon, Offshore Drilling Hazards Persist
POGO: This is part one of a three-part investigation into offshore drilling safety. Read part two here. Read part three here. “They are known as the “last line of defense” against an offshore drilling blowout and uncontrolled spill. They are supposed to save the lives of oil workers and protect the environment. But, as the… Continue Reading
