Oil Spill News

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Long-Term Response Plan for Possible Cuban Oil Spill

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Can the Economy Bear What Oil Prices Have in Store?

Posted January 20, 2012:

• Italian Shipwreck Threatens to Create Second Disaster at Sea

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Mysterious Flotsam in Gulf of Mexico Came from Deepwater Horizon Rig

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Comprehensive Picture of the Fate of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Gulf of Mexico Topography Played Key Role in Bacterial Consumption of Deepwater Horizon Spill

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Sunlight and Bunker Oil a Fatal Combination for Pacific Herring

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Hydrocarbon Pollution Along the Coast of Galicia Shot Up Five Years After the Prestige Oil Spill

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: New Approach to Assessing Impacts of Ecological Damage

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Strong Attachment to Local Communities Made Oil Spill More Stressful for Many Coastal Residents

Posted October 3, 2011:

• How Gas and Temperature Controlled Bacterial Response to Deepwater Horizon Spill

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Researchers Find Impact of Oil Spill in Marsh Fish Species

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Study on Emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon Controlled Burns Completed

Posted September 5, 2011:

• Study Sharpens Picture of How Much Oil and Gas Flowed in Deepwater Horizon Spill

Posted August 19, 2011:

• Lessons Learned from the Two Worst Oils Spills in US History: Microbes Matter

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Gator in Your Tank: Alligator Fat as a New Source of Biodiesel Fuel

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Peak Oil and Public Health: Political Common Ground?

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Microbes Consumed Oil in Gulf Slick at Unexpected Rates, Study Finds

Posted July 22, 2011:

• Deepwater Horizon Crude Less Toxic to Bird Eggs After Weathering at Sea

Posted July 18, 2011:

• Scientists Analyze, Explain the Chemical Makeup of Gulf Plume

Posted July 6, 2011:

• A Look Back: Scientists Raced to Estimate Oil Flow from Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well

Posted June 29, 2011:

• Growing Plants on Oil Contaminated Land

Posted June 27, 2011:

• Oil Drilling Disasters: New Skills Needed to Avoid Major Disasters

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Fighting Oil-Spills With Air-Bubbles

Posted May 22, 2011:

• Gulf Currents Primed Bacteria to Degrade Oil Spill

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Deepwater Horizon Spill Threatens More Species Than Legally Protected, Study Finds

Posted May 4, 2011:

• Economic Analysis Updated for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

Posted April 30, 2011:

• Chemical Found in Crude Oil Linked to Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal Exposure to Solvents May Damage Heart

Posted April 20, 2011:

• Using the Energy in Oil Shale Without Releasing Carbon Dioxide in a Greenhouse World
• All U.S. Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico Once Closed to Fishing Due to Spill Now Open

Posted April 19, 2011:

• One Year Later, Oil Spill’s Impact on Gulf Not Fully Understood
• Gulf Oil Spill Similar to Exxon Valdez in Initial Social and Mental Impacts, Study Finds

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Louisiana, Florida Residents Differ on Views of Long-Term Effects of Oil Spill

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Development of Protocols for Future Disasters Urgently Called for

Posted March 30, 2011:

• Whale and Dolphin Death Toll During Deepwater Disaster May Have Been Greatly Underestimated

Posted March 29, 2011:

• From Crankcase to Gas Tank: New Microwave Method Converts Used Motor Oil Into Fuel

Posted March 18, 2011:

• New Process Cleanly Extracts Oil from Tar Sands and Fouled Beaches

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Gulf Oil Spill: Airborne Chemistry Measurements Assess Flow Rate, Fate of Spilled Gases and Oil

Posted March 10, 2011:

• Aerosol Plumes Downwind of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Insights from Air Pollution Study Have Applications Beyond Gulf

Posted February 17, 2011:

• Broader Psychological Impact of 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Posted February 13, 2011:

• Massive Flux of Gas, in Addition to Liquid Oil, at BP Well Blowout in Gulf

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Oil in Gulf of Mexico: Biologists Cite Need for Critical Data to Determine Ecological Consequences

Posted February 1, 2011:

• Where Has All the Gulf Spill Oil Gone?

Posted January 26, 2011:

• First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate

Posted January 6, 2011:

• Gulf Oil Spill: Methane Gas Concentrations in Gulf of Mexico Quickly Returned to Near-Normal Levels, Surprising Researchers

Posted November 19, 2010:

• Lessons from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Deepwater Horizon: Not Managing Danger, Not Learning from 'Near Misses'

Posted November 11, 2010:

• Oil Spill Vacuum Cleaner Uses Bark for Spills

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Plovers
• Tobacco and Nicotine: They're Good -- As a Pesticide

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