Joshua S Hill in Not Helping 8 days ago

Entirely unsurprising news sees BP scrapping plans to drill in the Arctic where a new oil rush is expected to follow soon. A spokesman for the British firm told Britain’s Guardian Thursday that “We are not participating in the bid round” for an exploration licence in Greenland, despite BP once having been interested in the… Read More…

David Anderson in Cleanup 14 days ago

From Raleigh-Durham’s ABC11 local news comes the story of a local man who went down to help clean up the Gulf. He came home with a swollen, disfigured leg, apparently from accidental direct dispersant exposure. However, that may not be the most important part of the story. It also comes out in his interview that the… Read More…

Joshua S Hill in Cleanup 15 days ago

Federal authorities said Thursday that the final plugging of BP’s blown oil well in the Gulf of Mexico will begin sometime after September 6.

Joshua S Hill in Daily News 16 days ago

A new poll by Gallup clearly shows that America is split down the middle when considering the implications and responsibilities of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. First and foremost for Americans to decide is whether the federal government should maintain the moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, or lift it and… Read More…

Joshua S Hill in Cleanup 16 days ago

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told reporters that he is no longer providing a timeline for completing the final stages of plugging the well beneath the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP PLC are required to formulate a stronger plan to alleviate the pressure that may or may not build up once the relief… Read More…

Joshua S Hill in science 17 days ago

Courtesy of University of Georgia A report released today by the Georgia Sea Grant and the University of Georgia concludes that up to 79 percent of the oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon well has not been recovered and remains a threat to the ecosystem. The report, authored by five… Read More…

Joshua S Hill in Health Effects 18 days ago

We know it’s an ecological disaster, but how much of a humanitarian disaster will the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be? A new commentary by University of California – San Francisco researchers states that the oil spill is posing health risks to volunteers, fishermen, clean-up workers and members of coastal communities. The researchers spent time… Read More…

Zachary Shahan in Humor 19 days ago

The Onion has a great “fake” story on millions of gallons of oil safely reaching port and the horrible environmental disasters that will follow.