ScienceDaily via National Wildlife Federation – Five years after Deepwater Horizon, wildlife still struggling dolphins dying in high numbers; sea turtles failing to nest, March 31, 2015. “As the five-year anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig approaches, a new National Wildlife Federation report looks at how twenty species of wildlife are… Continue Reading
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Fallout plume of submerged oil from Deepwater Horizon
David L. Valentine, G. Burch Fisher, Sarah C. Bagby, Robert K. Nelson, Christopher M. Reddy, Sean P. Sylva, and Mary A. Woo. Fallout plume of submerged oil from Deepwater Horizon. PNAS 2014 : 1414873111v1-201414873. “Following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico an unprecedented quantity of oil irrupted into the ocean at a… Continue Reading
Research, response for future oil spills: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon
NOAA – “A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the unprecedented response effort by the government, academia, and industry. Papers present a behind-the-scenes look at the extensive scientific and engineering effort teams, data, information, and advice from within… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Deepwater Horizon, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Deepwater Horizon – Coast Guard and Interior Could Improve Their Offshore Energy Inspection Programs, GAO-12-203T, November 2, 2011 International Affairs – Options for Collecting Revenues on Liquidated Entries of Merchandise Evading Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, GAO-12-131R, November 2, 2011 Continue Reading
NOAA: Deepwater Horizon: A Preliminary Bibliography of Published Research and Expert Commentary
Deepwater Horizon: A Preliminary Bibliography of Published Research and Expert Commentary, Compiled by Chris Belter, NOAA Central Library, Last Updated: August 02, 2011. This bibliography attempts to list all of the published research and expert commentary that has resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.It includes peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, technical reports released… Continue Reading
Deepwater Horizons Final Hours Documented with Charts, Photos, and Testimony
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill via the NYT: Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours: “Interviews, sworn testimony and statements from crew members show that the oil rig should have weathered the well blowout, but it didn’t because every one of its defenses failed.” Video and graphic and Photo slideshow – Firestorm Aboard… Continue Reading
Confronting Space Debris Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon
Rand – Confronting Space Debris, Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon, by Dave Baiocchi, William Welser, IV “Orbital debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made systems in space. There are currently hundreds of thousands of debris objects greater than one centimeter in diameter in Earth’s orbit, and the collision… Continue Reading
Economist: Just how much oil has spilled from Deepwater Horizon?
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this graphic from The Economist compares the largest oil spills – excluding military attacks (in millions of barrels), dating back to 1972. The graphic is accompanied by a background image of oil soaked pelicans. See also New York Times – Onshore Spill Response Is Chaotic… Continue Reading
BP Deep Water Horizon Settlement of 18.7B to states is tax deductible and spread over 18 years
WSJ blog: “BP PLC agreed Thursday to pay $18.7 billion to settle federal and state claims over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The penalty includes the biggest pollution fine in U.S. history. Here’s what you should know…” See also via New York Times – BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill… Continue Reading
Deepwater joint investigation board concludes 5th day in 4th session of hearings
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news: Deepwater joint investigation board concludes 5th day in 4th session of hearings. “The Deepwater Horizon joint investigation concluded the fifth day of the fourth session of hearings Friday [August 27, 2010] into the circumstances surrounding the explosion, fire, pollution and sinking of… Continue Reading
Interior Secretary Issues new suspensions of deepwater drilling on Outer Continental Shelf
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) to issue new suspensions of deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas… Continue Reading
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