EFFECTS OF GULF OIL DISASTER
Lots of Inconvenient Truths -- Chemical Illness Epidemic in the Wake of the BP Blowout
NEW OIL SPILL IN THE GULF?
7 mile oil slick reported of coast of Plaquemines Parish
Source of oil spill in Plaquemines Parish undetermined
Oil Slick Reported near Venice, Louisiana (Skytruth)
DEEPWATER DRILLING
Government approval of new deepwater oil drilling ignores Gulf disaster (Defenders of Wildlife Press Release)
Groups file in court after regulators claim no potential for significant harm from deepwater drilling in wake of Gulf disaster
"The conservation groups argue that there is no basis to conclude that drilling in waters substantially deeper than the BP well that blew out would have no significant impact on the environment. BP's well that blew out was in 5,000 feet of water. Engineering experts and some industry observers have argued that more than a year after the disaster oil companies are still not adequately prepared to prevent a deepwater blowout or be able to efficiently deal with one if it were to occur again."
