GULF OIL DISASTER
BP Starts Cementing Gulf Well That Caused Record Oil Spill
Oil Rig’s Owner Had Safety Issue at Three Other Wells
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/us/05transocean.html
Oil rig disaster over but real work starts now
http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/oil-rig-disaster-over-but-real-work-starts-now_2010-08-05.html
So long, new deepwater drilling regulations
http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/04/news/companies/killed_oil_safety_reform.fortune/
“Until some version of the bill passes, important issues with offshore drilling will remain caught in legislative limbo.”
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US says most BP spill oil is gone or degrading
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0424782620100804
Please note a few things about this: 1) the headlines originally said “gone” but they now say “gone or degrading.” 2) An estimated 24% (49 million gallons) has been “dispersed” but is not gone and is still toxic to marine wildlife. 3) An estimated 53.5 million gallons remains as “a sheen or tarballs, buried in sediment or washed ashore.” Any way you slice it, that’s a long way from “gone.”
Is the worst of the oil spill really over?
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/08/04/pm-is-the-worst-of-the-gulf-oil-spill-really-over-q/
Environment's rebound from oil spill clouded by unknowns
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-08-04-oil-spill-environmental-impact_N.htm
“" 'Out of sight, out of mind' — I worry about that," says environmental toxicologist Kim Anderson of Oregon State University in Corvallis. "I worry people will stop caring." In the worst case, people could unknowingly eat dioxin-rich seafood or swim in seawater filled with toxic chemicals.”
Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Not as far away as you think
