Oil Drilling News

DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER

Deepwater Horizon: A Preliminary Bibliography of Published Research and Expert Commentary

http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/dwh.html

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY

BP funds push for more offshore drilling in oil-soaked Louisiana

http://www.grist.org/oil/2011-08-05-bp-funds-push-offshore-drilling-louisiana-gulf-of-mexico

"ALEC has pushed hard to fight any limits on offshore drilling, claiming "more energy-efficient drilling and production methods practically eliminate spills from offshore platforms." "

ALASKA

Alaska weakens oil spill prevention, response

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-04/alaska-weakens-oil-spill-prevention-response#.TkAPGb_uc9Y

"The change is due to the elimination of the Alaska's Coastal Management program, under which it could require drilling and other activities in the outer continental shelf meet tougher standards than the federal minimums. Alaska has no jurisdiction in federal waters outside the state's 3-mile limit. "We are going to see a weakening of standards in the OCS with the loss of the Coastal Management program," said Marilyn Heiman, director of the U.S. Arctic Program for The Pew Environmental Group and a former Alaska legislative staffer."

WIDE WORLD OF OIL SPILLS

Blue crabs threatened by oil spills in Venezuela

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/us-venezuela-crabs-idUSTRE7743D520110805

"Pollution in Lake Maracaibo has been a problem for decades. In recent weeks the area has been blighted by several leaks from tangled pipes, corroding pumps and other oil installations that crisscross the lake."

India Assessing Mumbai Oil Spill Damage

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904007304576495352472149760.html

ConocoPhillips blasted for slow action on oil leaks (China)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-08/06/content_13063769.htm

Shell faces $410M payout over Nigeria oil spills

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/08/04/shell.nigeria.ft/index.html

ALTERNATIVES TO OIL

Wind Power Gains as Gear Improves

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/business/energy-environment/wind-power-gains-as-gear-improves.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1

The bright future of solar powered factories

http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/07/solar-powered-factories.html

Belfer Center discussion paper explores potential for electric vehicles to transform US market

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/08/belfer-20110805.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greencarcongress%2FTrBK+%28Green+Car+Congress%29