GULF OIL DISASTER
Gulf Spill Is the Largest of Its Kind, Scientists Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03spill.html
Spill Uncorked 4.9 Million Barrels
Also see Gulf oil flow was 12 times more than feds' original estimate
To summarize:
Total amount released = 4.9 million barrels of oil = 205,800,000 gallons over a period of 87 days
Captured = 800,000 barrels = 33,600,000 gallons = 16.3%
Released to the environment and not recovered = 172,200,000 gallons = 83.7%
Congress and the Spill
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/opinion/03tue1.html
“The hand-wringing on Capitol Hill began the moment the Deepwater Horizon caught fire more than 100 days ago. Here is a chance for responsible senators to do their jobs by trying to ensure that a disaster like this never happens again.”
Preventing more spills
Senate should follow House by tightening offshore oil drilling regulations
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/03/preventing-more-spills/
Senate Energy Drain
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4367351
Abandoned Well Hit by Barge on July 27 May Not be Plugged for Another Week (Skytruth.org)
http://blog.skytruth.org/2010/08/barataria-bay-louisiana-abandoned-well.html
DEEPWATER DRILLING MORATORIUM
Rep. Charlie Melancon defends his approach to limiting deepwater drilling moratorium
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/08/rep_charlie_melancon_defends_h.html
WILDLIFE, HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS
Scientists Deeply Concerned About BP Disaster's Long-Term Impact
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52352
"My prediction is that we will be dealing with the impacts of this spill for several decades to come and it will outlive me," Dr. Ed Cake, a biological oceanographer, as well as a marine and oyster biologist, told IPS, "I won't be here to see the recovery."
Cartoon of the Day
http://bdnimages.sprintout.com/uploads/large/1280746918_ee4d.jpg
SOUTH CAROLINA
Offshore drilling politics in a Red state
http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_81_1533.aspx
