Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
CSID is initiating a new case study on the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Below you will find a collection of news items and other resources. Check back for further updates as our research progresses.
- http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/29/2289663.aspx, good images.
- A PE: http://petroleum.mines.edu/fac/awe.html
- official response page: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/
- nola website: http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/
- wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_drilling_rig_explosion
- obama's remarks march 31: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/science/earth/01energy-text.html?pagewanted=all
- fox news special site devoted to disaster: http://www.foxnews.com/topics/oil-spill.htm
- fox news drilling clips: http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-opinion-section/71-71/1635-qdrill-baby-drillq-fox-news-environmental-catastrophe
- npr: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782
- cnn: http://us.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/gulf.coast.oil.spill/?hpt=C1
- nola animation: http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/gulf_of_mexico_oil_spill_anima.html
- bp global response: http://www.bp.com/bodycopyarticle.do?categoryId=1&contentId=7052055
- NYTs editorial: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/opinion/01sat1.html?hp
- Good LA Times piece: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fix-20100501,0,5376328.story?page=2
- Associated Press: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14998346
- Wash Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/01/AR2010050102496.html?hpid=topnews
- Krugman op-ed: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/opinion/03krugman.html?hp
- Academics commenting on the spill: Craig Van Kirk, Colorado School of Mines; Greg McCormack, director of the Petroleum Extension Service for the University of Texas
- An e-network of anthropologists, sociologists, and other social scientists interested in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has been established. The purpose of the group is to share updates, discuss research strategies, draw from past research on disasters, and coordinate resources. Interested parties can join here: http://groups.google.com/group/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill