Lessons from the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Cordova, Alaska fisherman RJ Kopchak talks about the long-term effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the waters, wildlife and fishery livelihoods of Prince William Sound. “The lesson from these big oil spills is: A) the oil companies won’t make you whole and; B) the damage is still going on twenty years later and […]
Researchers recreate oil spill
Researchers recreate oil spill As those in the Gulf Coast and Washington, D.C., scramble to contain one of the worst ecological disasters in the nation’s history, a pair of University of Iowa research students are working to recreate it. Read more on The Iowa City Press-Citizen
Is the gulf stream carrying the BP oil spill into the Eastern Seaboard the oceans way of “fixing” the problem?
Rush Limbuagh stated that the oil spill was just a drop in the bucket, and that mother nature would fix the problem left to her own devices. Is this what he meant?
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Could Eclipse Exxon Valdez
Concerns are growing that an oil spill drifting toward the Gulf Coast could eclipse the Exxon Valdez disaster. The spill is bigger and closer than imagined, five times larger than first estimated, just a few miles from the Louisiana shore. (April 29)
BP to begin slowly choking off Gulf oil geyser
BP to begin slowly choking off Gulf oil geyser Along the Gulf Coast, where the spill has heavily damaged the region’s vital tourism and fishing industries, people anxiously awaited the outcome of the painstakingly slow work. Read more on Culpeper Star-Exponent
If gas prices nationwide go up because of the BP oil spill, why is BP the only oil company responsible?
Doesn’t it stand to reason that if one company makes a mistake it should bear the consequences? Since its BP’s crude floating away, shouldn’t only BP prices be affected? Why does it affect Shell, Marathon, and all the other corporations? If they raise their prices shouldn’t they help clean that crap up too?
Millard Fillmore @ Exxon Valdez (3/7/06)
Image taken on 2009-09-11 13:35:20 by Duke City Music.
Raw Video: Heckler Disrupts BP Oil Spill Hearing
A woman disrupted a House hearing just as BP CEO executive Tony Hayward began his testimony. The woman, identified as Diane Wilson, shouted to Hayward: “You need to be charged with a crime.” (June 17)
The Exxon Valdez Case and the Future of Punitive Damages
February 23, 2009 – Professor Jeffrey Fisher will talk about his work on Exxon v. Baker, a case that grew out of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, one of the most devastating environmental disasters in US history, and the implications of the US Supreme Court’s recent opinion for punitive damages law. Fisher will discuss some […]
BP OIL SPILL Disaster 6/23/10
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BP oil spill cost reaches £.2.3bn
BP oil spill cost reaches £.2.3bn OIL giant BP said today that the cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill had hit $3.5bn (£2.3bn), but added that its latest efforts to contain the disaster were on track. (12/07/2010 08:23:25) Read more on Yorkshire Post Today
Alaska: Exxon Valdez – USA
Oct 1993 Alaska’s Prince William Sound is a uniquely beautiful Place. But the lives of its people of this remote USA state were changed forever when the Exxon Valdez ran aground. The fragile ecosystem of the Sound was destroyed by the resultant oil slick and the local fishing community in the town of Cordova has […]
Oil spill, hurricane response taking shape
Oil spill, hurricane response taking shape NEW ORLEANS (BP)–There’s plenty Southern Baptists can do for people affected by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the millions of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico: provide hope for those who think they have none. Read more on Florida Baptist Witness
BP oil spill costs rise to $3.5bn
BP oil spill costs rise to $3.5bn BP has announced the cost of the oil spill clean up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5bn as efforts continue to cap the leaking well 5,000ft below the surface. Read more on the Engineer
10 things you didn’t know about BP and the oil spill (but should know)
This fact sheet was created on May 30, 2010 (about 2 months after the explosion) and any and all facts in this sheet (barrels per day, money made/lost, etc) is/was accurate at the time of writing this. How the owner of the exploded oil rig has made $270 million off the disaster, and nine other […]
Rare, media suppressed photos from the BP oil spill GLOBAL disaster
Rarely Seen Pictures Of The Devastating Consequences Of The BP Disaster A pod of Bottlenose dolphins swim under the oily water Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, Thursday, May 6, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) # This is a photo of a dolphin pulled from the gulf. All oceanic lifeforms will die in the […]
TAKING PICTURES OF THE OIL SPILLED ON MY HEAD IN A MIRROR
Image taken on 2010-07-06 17:10:00 by roberthuffstutter.
America … say farewell to the Exxon Valdez, Saddam Hussein, and …?
“America has an opportunity to, once and for all, say farewell to the Exxon Valdez, Saddam Hussein, and ” http://www.mcwilliams.com/books/aint/504.htm (hey, it’s not a LOT of reading, and it’s informative.) What do you think?
Volunteers train to help oil-covered wildlife
Volunteers train to help oil-covered wildlife The Gladys Porter Zoo held its third Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop on Thursday, where more than 60 participants learned how to treat birds affected by the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and similar disasters. Read more on The Brownsville Herald
Can anyone tell me about the REAL problem with the BP Oil spill?
I have heard from a few people here and there that the little camera that BP shows us of the pipe is not even the REAL issue at hand. Does anyone know of the huge trench back behind the pipe that is spewing out oil at 10 times the rate of the broken “pipe”? I […]