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The 6 Crucial Errors that Lead to the BP Spill
Photo via NY Daily News
It's beyond well-known by now that crucial mistakes and shoddy cost-cutting measures were instrumental in bringing about the tragedy at the Deepwater Horizon dril
What a Waste of an Oil Disaster
Image credit: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club.
With media coverage of the country's worst oil spill fading away, recent decisions on how to handle tens of thousands of tons of boom and oily waste are going to affect people along the Gulf for years to come.
That's because BP is relying on public complacency to get away with dumping its clean-up wa
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico [Updated x5]
Image: Google Maps
Thankfully, No Deaths This Time
An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP's massive oil spill. All 13 people who were on the rig were evacuated and only one was injured, reports the U.S.
Gulf Oil Plume Gone, Eaten By Newly Discovered Microbes
Analysis by Berkeley Lab revealed the dominant microbe in the dispersed Gulf of Mexico oil plume was a new species, closely related to members of Oceanospirillalesfamily.
Innovative Mapping Project Tracks Gulf Oil With Kites and Balloons (Slideshow)
Image credit: Grassroots Mapping Project, jeferonix/Flickr
Though a cap has sealed the leak, the Gulf oil spill disaster is still far from over.
Feelgoodz Flip-Flops An Unwitting Casualty of Gulf Oil Spill
While not exactly on the same scale as fishing and tourism taking a huge hit from the Gulf oil spill, Change.org highlights an unwitting and unexpected casualty of it all: Feelgoodz flip-flops.
Gulf Oil Plumes More Toxic to Microorganisms Than Thought
photo: Wikipedia
Preliminary results from experiments done by University of South Florida scientists on the toxicity of microscopic drops of oil in the undersea plumes from the BP spill show that they may be more toxic than previously believed.
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