Oil Drilling News

GULF OIL DISASTER

BP Releases Report on Causes of Gulf of Mexico Tragedy

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7064893

Consider the source.

Also see the NY Times article: Report by BP Finds Several Companies at Fault in Spill

and WSJ article: BP: No Single Factor Caused Gulf Spill

Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jjl1l9Q_knYTJCggmykxPnoeqe-QD9I3BIQG4

Scientists gather to exchange ideas, help shape plan for oil spill cleanup
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/01/1598376/scientists-gather-to-exchange.html#ixzz0yxJMVxHL

Oil industry admits better spill-response plans are needed

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/117425-oil-industry-admits-better-spill-response-needed-defends-dispersant-use

WILDLIFE, HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS

Gulf Coast Communities Investigate Oily Sea Mist (NPR)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129610908

"Scarritt and his workers noticed recently that when the wind came in strong from the south, over a foamy, churned-up Gulf, it was carrying something new onto the beach. 

Just as seaspray might leave a film on a person's sunglasses, a greasier material was detected by beach workers."

Toxic Brew (Audubon Magazine)

http://audubonmagazine.org/features1009/specialreport-oilspillMarineLife.html

"Millions of gallons of oil and dispersants have been pumped and dumped into the Gulf of Mexico, essentially creating what amounts to a science experiment. Carl Safina, a prominent ecologist and marine conservationist, explores the repercussions for sea life, and its uncertain future."

Up to 90% of oysters dead in DMR's reef sample
http://www.sunherald.com/2010/09/01/2446838/dmr-gulf-sample-shows-abundance.html#ixzz0yxJf1w7Z

At least 205 coastal Alabama residents have been treated for oil-related health issues

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/oil_spill_health_deepwater.html