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Gulf of Mexico oil spill scientific conference begins Monday in New Orleans – NOLA.com 0

Posted on January 23, 2013 by bp complaints

NOLA.com

Gulf of Mexico oil spill scientific conference begins Monday in New Orleans
NOLA.com
The three day Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference is aimed at understanding the impacts of pollution resulting from the spill and its effect on natural systems in the Gulf and along the shoreline, and on the people who live and work
Researchers discuss impact of gulf oil spillWDSU New Orleans
Science conference focuses on Gulf oil spillDaily News – Galveston County
Scientists and public officials meet to discuss Gulf oil spill scienceal.com (blog)
Nature.com
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BP ending Gulf oil spill cleanup, begins restoration – Chicago Sun-Times 0

Posted on November 09, 2011 by bp complaints

The Guardian

BP ending Gulf oil spill cleanup, begins restoration
Chicago Sun-Times
He was referring to the Exxon-Valdez tanker spill in 1989 in Alaska and the 1979 Ixtoc oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He said the Coast Guard should have a plan to respond to problems that may arise. Despite the concerns, the Coast Guard said its
Follow From the WiresSalon

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Crisis PR analysis: After the Shell oil spill the wash up begins – The Drum 0

Posted on August 19, 2011 by bp complaints

BBC News

Crisis PR analysis: After the Shell oil spill the wash up begins
The Drum
Representatives were on the whole assertive and contrite: “The gulf oil spill is a tragedy that never should have happened; “We take full responsibility for the clean up”; “We are committed to making this right”. Tony Hayward saying he wanted to get
Shell trying to stop oil spill leak in North SeaSeattle Post Intelligencer
Shell trying to stop oil spill leak in North SeaSan Jose Mercury News

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Coast Guard begins cleanup, skimming of new oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – Examiner.com 0

Posted on March 22, 2011 by bp complaints

msnbc.com

Coast Guard begins cleanup, skimming of new oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Examiner.com
UPDATE 3/22/2011 1:04PM EST: Oil has impacted 30 miles of shoreline so far, according to the Coast Guard. More information here. The Coast Guard is continuing clean up and recovery operations in Grand Isle today after fresh crude oil began washing
Oil Re-Emerges In GulfWKRG-TV
AP-Gulf-Coast Guard UpdateKGAN

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Woman begins walk to Washington for oil spill victims – NOLA.com 0

Posted on March 13, 2011 by bp complaints

NEWS.com.au

Woman begins walk to Washington for oil spill victims
NOLA.com
Not long after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, Cherri Foytlin asked President Barack Obama on CNN to come down to New Orleans and talk to her, so she could show him the damage that had been done,
Oil Spill's Air Effects ProbedChemical & Engineering News
US issues second permit to drill in GulfNEWS.com.au
BHP back in disaster zoneHerald Sun
Benzinga –Fox News (blog) –Mississippi Press (blog)
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Feds: Forensic Testing of Blowout Preventer Begins – ABC News 0

Posted on November 17, 2010 by bp complaints

Washington Post

Feds: Forensic Testing of Blowout Preventer Begins
ABC News
4, 2010 file photo, workers watch as the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer stack… The device, known as a blowout preventer, is a 300-ton steel
Autopsy of Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer finally beginsNOLA.com
Blowout preventer testing beginsFuelFix

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Autopsy of Deepwater Horizon’s blowout preventer finally begins – NOLA.com 0

Posted on November 17, 2010 by bp complaints

NOLA.com

Autopsy of Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer finally begins
NOLA.com
Forensic testing finally began Tuesday on a key piece of evidence from April's Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico,
US Agencies Resolve Dispute Over Deepwater Horizon BOP TestsMaritime Executive Magazine (press release)
BP Oil Rig Investigation Moves AheadChemical & Engineering News

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Gulf Oil Spill Task Force Begins Meetings In Pensacola – NorthEscambia.com 1

Posted on November 09, 2010 by bp complaints

WKRG-TV

Gulf Oil Spill Task Force Begins Meetings In Pensacola
NorthEscambia.com
immediate charge to look into ecosystem damage caused by the Gulf oil spill and explore ecological problems in the system that pre-dated the disaster.
Gulf restoration task force to address issues beyond oil spill, EPA NOLA.com
New chief of gulf restoration effort has ties to Tampa Bay areaTampabay.com
Task Force: Economic v. Environmental RestorationWKRG-TV

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Coastal mental health survey begins Tuesday – WLOX 0

Posted on October 12, 2010 by bp complaints

Coastal mental health survey begins Tuesday
WLOX
The survey will measure how Mississippi Gulf Coast residents are reacting to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill. Houses will be chosen using
Poll: Gulf Coast residents suffer emotionally after BP blowoutLSU The Reveille

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Resource Restoration Planning Process Begins for BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 0

Posted on September 29, 2010 by bp complaints

Key contact numbers

  • Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
  • Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511 
  • Submit a claim for damages: (800) 916-4893
  • Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401

Deepwater Horizon Incident
Joint Information Center

Phone: (713) 323-1670
(713) 323-1671

Contact:   Kendra Barkoff, DOI 202-208-6416                                                                                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 Ben Sherman, NOAA 301-713-3066                                                                                   Sept. 29, 2010 

Resource Restoration Planning Process Begins for BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the co-trustees for natural resources affected by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill announced today they have started the injury assessment and restoration planning phase of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment, a legal process to determine the type and amount of restoration needed to compensate the public for harm to natural resources and their human uses as a result of the spill.

This is the second phase of the NRDA process. Much of the initial “preassessment” phase has already occurred—and trustees have already received million in payments from responsible parties to conduct important preassessment activities including the collection of time-critical data in the field. During that phase, trustees collected time-sensitive data, reviewed scientific literature about the oil and its impact on coastal resources, and made initial determinations that resources have been injured and that those injuries can be addressed by appropriate restoration actions. During the injury assessment and restoration planning phase, trustees will assess the nature and amount of injuries and develop a restoration plan. Consistent with OPA, the trustees’ goals are to recover from responsible parties damages equal to what is necessary to return the environment to the conditions that would have existed if the oil spill had not occurred (known as “baseline conditions”) and to recover compensation on behalf of the public for the diminished value of the injured resources from the time of the injury until restoration is achieved. By regulation, these two phases will be followed by a “restoration” phase, during which the trustees will work with the public to implement, and monitor restoration projects.          

The second phase of NRDA began with a Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning indicates that the trustees, representing three federal Departments and the five affected states, have begun to formally identify and document impacts to the gulf’s natural resources, and the public’s loss of use and enjoyment of these resources, as the first stage under the regulations for developing a restoration strategy. Pre-assessment data collected, analyzed and quality-checked, are available to the public on the NOAA oil spill science missions and data website and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oil spill response website.

“Our early analysis has documented clear detrimental effects to animals and habitats in the Gulf ecosystem,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “While we will continue collecting and analyzing samples, the trustees also will begin crafting an equally comprehensive restoration strategy. Our goal is to forge a restoration plan that is steeped in science, sharpened by public input and strongly rooted in the public good. The citizens of the Gulf Coast deserve nothing less.”

“The restoration of the Gulf of Mexico is a high priority for the entire Obama administration and we will be diligent and vigilant to ensure that the damages are fully assessed and a full and scientifically sound restoration strategy is both developed and implemented,” said Tom Strickland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

Under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process outlined by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the trustees have authority to identify potential restoration projects and will solicit public comment on these projects before finalizing the restoration plan. The public may also have opportunities to provide hands-on assistance in selected restoration projects.

Federal regulations, under the Oil Pollution Act, require that the responsible parties be invited to participate in the NRDA process. The trustees will seek damages to implement the final restoration plan from the parties identified as being responsible for the spill.

According to the trustees, the full extent of potential injuries is currently unknown and may not be known for some time. However, according to the Notice of Intent, as of August 19, the trustees had documented oil on more than 950 miles of shoreline, including salt marshes, sandy beaches, mudflats and mangroves. As of June 29, the trustees had captured more than 1,900 live oiled birds and 400 live oiled sea turtles. They had also collected more than 1,850 visibly oiled dead birds, 17 visibly oiled dead sea turtles and five visibly oiled dead marine mammals. These numbers represent only a portion of the wildlife that have been impacted by the spill and the restoration planning process will further refine the total impact of this spill on the habitats and animals in the gulf.

The three federal trustees are the Department of the Interior (acting on behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management), NOAA (on behalf of the Department of Commerce) and the Department of Defense. State trustees for Alabama are the Geological Survey of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Florida state trustee is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Louisiana State trustees are the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The State trustee for Mississippi is the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Lastly, the Texas State trustees are the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas General Land Office. 

On the Web:

Notice of intent: http://www.darrp.noaa.gov

BP Deepwater Horizon damage assessment site: http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southeast/deepwater_horizon

Damage Assessment Fact Sheets: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/dwh.php?entry_id=812#assessmentrestoration

NOAA oil spill science missions and data: http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/bpoilspill.html

Weekly Bird Impact Data and Consolidated Wildlife Reports:

http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/collectionreports.html#wildlifetable

 


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