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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response to Hold Open House in Orleans Parish, La.
Resource: Deepwater Horizon Response Key contact numbers Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816 Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511 Submit your vessel for the Vessel of Opportunity Program: (866) 279-7983 or (877) 847-7470 Submit … Continue reading
BP CEO Tony Hayward steps down from daily managment of oil spill crisis
Resource: Reuters According to Reuters news Tony Hayward will no longer be managing the crisis response of the BP oil spill. Instead Bob Dudley will be stepping in to manage the BP crisis response. Dudley has been involved in the … Continue reading
To Burn off Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill or Not
Resource: Huffington Post, June 16, 2010 “On Thursday, a pair of 60-foot shrimpers tugged a specialized, U-shaped boom through a 10,000-square-foot oil slick — “pudding,” they call the oil — ten miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig. … Continue reading
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – House Committee Energy & Commerce
Resource – C-SPAN House Committee Energy & Commerce Oversight and Investigations May 12, 2010 Part I Part II
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Opening Statements
Resource: C-SPAN House Committee Energy & Commerce Oversight and Investigations Committee members and Tony Hayward made opening statements about the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Members criticized the company and … Continue reading
Protecting the Public from Oil Contaminated Seafood – FDA
Resource: Deepwater Horizon Response June 14, 2010 Protecting the Public from Oil Contaminated Seafood: Fishery Area Closure and Surveillance Plan As part of the federal government’s comprehensive efforts to ensure seafood safety, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in coordination … Continue reading
Oil Spill Experts – Collaborative Scientists and Researchers
In order to create a collaborative network for researchers working on the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, we will provide names, expertise and their contact information in this report. GINA SOLOMON is a senior scientist at NRDC and an associate … Continue reading
Researchers estimate that 1.7 million gallons have spewed per day in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Resource: CNN “Researchers have doubled estimates of how much oil has been gushing from the ruptured BP well, reporting on June 10 that up to 40,000 barrels a day, or 1.7 million gallons may have escaped for weeks. If the … Continue reading
CSPAN – Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen Briefing on Gulf Oil Spill
Resource: CSPAN Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen spoke to reporters at the Department of Homeland Security HQ to provide an update on ongoing response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Washington, DC : … Continue reading