GULF OIL DISASTER
Bacteria devoured methane gas from gulf oil spill, scientists say
Also see: Incredible disappearing methane (Whyfiles) and Bacteria ate up all the methane that spilled from the Deepwater Horizon well (Discover)
Gulf Oil Spill Still Fouling Louisiana Marshes
Scope and Pace of Gulf Cleanup Is Criticized
Will Oil Spill Report Compel Action?
There are responses to this article from Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund and George C. Marshall Institute.
Systems thinking -
There was more to the oil spill than BP's bad behavior and complacency
Key House Republican objects to findings of oil spill commission
Republicans Attack Obama Drilling Policies as Crude Prices Rise
This article should be read along with the following LTE (and repeating the "3% of world's reserves, 25% of world's consumption" mantra).
Offshore drilling has little to do with gas prices