Blowouts and the subsequent dispersion of oil and gas in deep and shallow water differ immensely. In shallower waters, expelled gas will contribute to the…
View More The Complex Science of Predicting Oil PlumesMonth: June 2010
Crimes Against Marine Life Exhibit Now Open at National Museum of Crime & Punishment
This summer, the National Museum of Crime and Punishment (NMCP) is taking a deeper look at injustices happening in our seas. In cooperation with the…
View More Crimes Against Marine Life Exhibit Now Open at National Museum of Crime & PunishmentClean Up the Gulf Win a Few Million Dollars
From gCaptain… Just yesterday, speaking at the TedxOilSpill Conference in Washington, D.C., Francis Beland, VP, Prize Development at the X Prize Foundation, announced it’s plans to…
View More Clean Up the Gulf Win a Few Million DollarsInvisible But Not Forgotten
I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how much the media loves tug-on-the-heartstrings images of oiled birds, dead fish and mile-wide slicks. But have you heard…
View More Invisible But Not ForgottenSometimes I Love My Job (Part II)
[cross-posted at the SEAPLEX blog] The romance of the sea, at least in my mind, is tied to the Age of Sail. This might be…
View More Sometimes I Love My Job (Part II)The Jones Act and the Oil Spill…Not What You Think
gCaptain beat me to the punch on writing about the Jones Act as it relates to the oil spill. The Jones Act, actually Section 27…
View More The Jones Act and the Oil Spill…Not What You ThinkPouring Oil on ‘Troubled Waters’
We love getting interesting emails from our readers. Some are complaints about our (mostly mine) colorful language, many are emails telling us how they appreciate…
View More Pouring Oil on ‘Troubled Waters’Mass Murder of Sea Cucumbers near the Deepwater Site
The ‘hidden’ ecological catastrophe is manifesting itself…. Starting yesterday night we have been seeing a large number of dead sea cucumbers floating on the surface.…
View More Mass Murder of Sea Cucumbers near the Deepwater SiteOil Spill Update: June 23rd, 2010
Its been 64 magical days and 160 million glorious gallons (or is it even more…nobody knows…) since the Deepwater Horizon laid down the ultimate Gulf of Mexico…
View More Oil Spill Update: June 23rd, 2010How We Killed the Gulf of Mexico By Mowing Our Yards
When I bust on my 1/2 acre yard weekly with my Scotts 20-Inch Classic Push Real Reel Lawn Mower, I draw a lot of attention…
View More How We Killed the Gulf of Mexico By Mowing Our Yards