BP Oil Spill 2010: Tracking with Media
It has been over a month since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank, killing 11 workers and serving as the catalyst for one of the most major human mistakes in history. Here is a series of media pieces that will inform and disturb you.
Diving around the Oil Spill:
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Top Kill: Choking the BP Oil Spill
The next attempt by BP to finally put a stop to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be a process known as a “Top Kill,” in which heavy mud and cement are fired into the leaking well to slow the flow of oil.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Does Anybody Care?
TODAY, This article was posted on The Guardian:
“Obama takes tougher line on oil spill: Obama administration directed more fire against BP, ordering it to provide daily updates on its efforts to contain the spill.”
- (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / May 10, 2010)
Flow Rate Technical Team to Calculate Oil Spill
A team has been created to figure out the total outflow of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon well, known as the Flow Rate Technical Team.
Dispersants Being Used by BP were Banned in UK
The dispersants being used by BP, in the most significant amounts in U.S. history, are completely banned for use in the U.K. and have been for over a decade.