The Times-Picayune is reporting both comforting and frightening news this morning: The good: BP said early Sunday afternoon that the mile-long tube working, drawing most of the leaking oil to the tanker from the Gulf seafloor. The not-so-good: Researchers have found more underwater plumes of oil than they can count from the blown-out well, said […]
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Oil Spill Meter
Posted on May 14, 2010
This morning’s bad news comes via reports that the rate of the leak may be four or five times greater than the initially estimated 5,000 barrels a day, and may be much, much higher (84,000 barrels a day?). For a little (disturbing) hands-on exercise, here’s a widget that’ll let you choose your own numbers and […]
Incredible Oil Spill Photos
Posted on May 13, 2010
There’s an amazing series of high-quality photos of the oil spill on the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”.
The View from Down Deep: Photo of the Leak
Posted on May 12, 2010
Photo: BP via the Houston Chronicle. Thanks, Natural Hazards Center.
BP CEO: Could be Weeks or Months Before Spill Stopped
Posted on May 10, 2010
NPR has published an interview with BP CEO Tony Hayward where he reports that “it’s certainly possible” that the massive amount of oil being spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from a damaged deep sea well-head won’t be shut off for weeks or even months (especially given the failure of the cofferdam). “It’s not what […]
Cofferdam Closes in on Leak
Posted on May 7, 2010
From the Times-Picayune: Officials are saying the containment box that could divert much of the oil leaking in the Gulf of Mexico is suspended above the spewing crude and robot submarines are trying to align it correctly. BP PLC spokesman Bill Salvin said Friday the device was in the process of being positioned over the […]
More Amazing Photos of the Pre-Spill Fire
Posted on May 3, 2010
We haven’t been able to verify who pulled this together (nor have we checked the accuracy of the text), but there are some amazing photos here (PDF, 1.3 MB). (If anybody knows who wrote this, please let us know and we’ll give them credit.)
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund Announced
Posted on May 3, 2010
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has announced the launch of Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund: As we learned with the Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989, there will be long and short-term effects. The Greater New Orleans Foundation administers the Environmental Fund, one of the region’s largest philanthropic funds solely dedicated to addressing the […]
Illustration of the Spill Site
Posted on May 2, 2010
Interesting diagram of what’s happening on the site of the spill. Click on the photo to see the full-sized image at The Times-Pacayune.
New Oil Spill Websites
Posted on May 1, 2010
In modern days we’ve got modern ways to get involved, and we’re happy to see that many people are making sites to help address the needs arising from the spill. Some of the new sites that are sprouting up: Sea Grant Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill site: good general overview and links to information on […]