Recovery effort falls vastly short of BP’s promises
In response to criticism that the government did not challenge crucial aspects of BP’s recovery plans, the Coast Guard this week is scheduled to announce creation of an expert panel to conduct a “preparedness review” for Deepwater Horizon.
Tar balls from Gulf oil spill turn up in Texas
First known evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has now reached all the Gulf states.
Oil Found in Gulf Beach Sand, Even After Cleanups
Oil patties and tarballs were discovered as deep as 2 feet (0.6 meter) beneath beaches, the deepest oil yet found by a team of coastal geologists, that’s been studying the effects of the oil spill on Gulf beaches since early May.
PSDS: Louisiana Oil Spill Aerial View, Flight 3
Latest images taken by Scientists at the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines.
BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf’s biggest
The BP spill is the largest spill ever recorded offshore during peacetime. Measuring the spill helps scientists figure out where the missing oil is.
70,000 turtle eggs to be whisked far from oil
An effort to scoop thousands of turtle eggs from their nests to save them from death in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing.
criminal penalties when entering oil cleanup ‘safety zone’
News reporting is being criminalized under thinly veiled excuses. The total effect of all these restrictions is harming the public’s right to know.
UK backing loans for ‘risky’ offshore oil drilling in Brazil
The British government is subsidising one of the world’s largest and riskiest oil-drilling projects in the Atlantic Ocean.
US accepts Gulf oil spill aid from 12 countries
A total of 27 countries have offered assistance to the US government following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.