BP oil spill: harrowing escapes of Deepwater Horizon survivors
With hearings into the Deepwater Horizon accident ongoing in Louisiana and Washington, survivors’ tales are coming out. They paint a picture of chaos and desperation after the explosion and offer hints about what might have caused the BP oil spill. Read more on The Christian Science Monitor
Gulf Oil Spill Volume: BP Unsure How Much Oil Remains In Deepwater Horizon Reservoir
What’s Your Reaction? A bird flies over oil that has collected on wetlands on Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 20, 2010. The oil came inland despite oil booms that were placed at the wetlands’ mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. Read more on The Huffington Post
BP Knew of Deepwater Horizon Safety Risks Almost a Year Ago [Disasters]
# disasters Top kill has failed . As BP moves on to whatever it is they plan to do next, we’re learning executives knew there were “serious problems and safety concerns” with the rig as early as 11 months ago, and did nothing. More » Read more on Gizmodo
Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster
Independent scientists and government officials say there’s a disaster we can’t see in the Gulf of Mexico’s mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible plankton. Read more on WINK TV Southwest Florida
Deepwater mystery: Oil loose in the Gulf
Streaming video of oil pouring from the seafloor and images of dead, crude-soaked birds serve as visual bookends to the natural calamity unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico – Energy – Business – Oil and Gas – Operating Companies Read more on Boston Globe
This is military footage of the burning of the oil spilled from the controlled, on-location burn in response to BP/Transoceans Deepwater Horizon incident. Produced by Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Sawyer. Video Rating: 5 / 5
Senator Robert Menendez Questions the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on the safety of coastline drilling and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the Senate Energy Committee Video Rating: 0 / 5
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Press Conf Slick Size of Delaware
US Senator Jim Risch questions oil executives about the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon during a hearing by the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 11, 2010.
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon 21 April, 2010. A US Coast Guard MH-65C Dauphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors 21 April 2010. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon’s 126 person crew.
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