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Can the Economy Bear What Oil Prices Have in Store?
The economic pain of a
flattening oil supply will
trump the environment as a
reason to curb the use of
fossil fuels, say
scientists. ... > full story
Mysterious Flotsam in Gulf of Mexico Came from Deepwater Horizon Rig
Using state-of-the-art
chemical forensics and a bit
of old-fashioned detective
work, scientists confirmed
that mysterious material
... > full story
Comprehensive Picture of the Fate of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill
A new study provides the
composite picture of the
environmental distribution
of oil and gas from the 2010
Deepwater Horizon spill in
... > full story
Gulf of Mexico Topography Played Key Role in Bacterial Consumption of Deepwater Horizon Spill
When scientists reported
that bacterial blooms had
consumed almost all the
deepwater methane plumes
after the 2010 Gulf of
... > full story
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Long-Term Response Plan for Possible Cuban Oil Spill
January 30, 2012 — Researchers are working on long-term sustainability study to prepare for an oil spill that could catastrophically impact ... > full story -
Italian Shipwreck Threatens to Create Second Disaster at Sea
January 20, 2012 — An expert on the protection of threatened marine ecosystems has commented on the potential for ecological disaster posed by the 2,300 tons of fuel oil still aboard the capsized cruise ship Costa ... > full story -
Sunlight and Bunker Oil a Fatal Combination for Pacific Herring
December 27, 2011 — The 2007 Cosco Busan disaster, which spilled 54,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay, had an unexpectedly lethal impact on embryonic fish, devastating a commercially and ecologically ... > full story -
Hydrocarbon Pollution Along the Coast of Galicia Shot Up Five Years After the Prestige Oil Spill
November 22, 2011 — The results of a recent study on Kentish Plover eggs has shown that there was a unexpected increase in hydrocarbon levels along the coast of Galicia five years after the Prestige oil spill. Worsened ... > full story -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: New Approach to Assessing Impacts of Ecological Damage
November 10, 2011 — The magnitude and depth of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will require an unprecedented effort to determine the extent and severity of ecological damage and to develop restoration plans for affected ... > full story -
Strong Attachment to Local Communities Made Oil Spill More Stressful for Many Coastal Residents
October 7, 2011 — In one of the first publications to present systematically collected public health data on coastal populations affected by the catastrophic oil spill of 2010, sociologists report that individuals ... > full story -
How Gas and Temperature Controlled Bacterial Response to Deepwater Horizon Spill
October 3, 2011 — Scientists used DNA to identify microbes present in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and then identified the microbes responsible for consuming the large amount of ... > full story -
Researchers Find Impact of Oil Spill in Marsh Fish Species
September 26, 2011 — Scientists have published the results of a combined field and laboratory study showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on fish living in Louisiana ... > full story -
Study on Emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon Controlled Burns Completed
September 20, 2011 — During the 2010 Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned to reduce surface oil slick size and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ... > full story -
Study Sharpens Picture of How Much Oil and Gas Flowed in Deepwater Horizon Spill
September 5, 2011 — In a detailed assessment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers have determined that the blown-out Macondo well spewed oil at a rate of about 57,000 barrels a day, totaling nearly 5 million ... > full story
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