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BP Oil Spill
New Oil Plume: More Evidence of BP Deception
May 28th
A new plume, 22 miles wide and headed for Mobile Bay has been discovered by scientists and detailed in this article.
The thick plume was detected just beneath the surface down to about 3,300 feet (1,000 meters), and is more than 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) wide, said David Hollander, associate professor of chemical oceanography at the school.
Hollander said the team detected the thickest amount of hydrocarbons, likely from the oil spewing from the blown out well, at about 1,300 feet (nearly 400 meters) in the same spot on two separate days this week.
The discovery was important, he said, because it confirmed that the substance found in the water was not naturally occurring and that the plume was at its highest concentration in deeper waters. The researchers will use further testing to determine whether the hydrocarbons they found are the result of dispersants or the emulsification of oil as it traveled away from the well. More >
No Spin Zone
May 28th
If you listen to BP or many of our elected officials on the topic of the oil spill for long, you might fall down from all the spinning action going on in front of you. Here are some VERY important facts that everyone must know about the BP oil catastrophe. In this article by Daniela Perdomo from Alternet, you can read 10 almost incomprehensible truths about the events surrounding BP’s crime scene. Some of the highlights:
Oil rig owner has made $270 million off the oil leak
This experience undoubtedly influenced Transocean’s decision to insure theDeepwater Horizon rig for about twice what it was worth. In a conference call to analysts earlier this month, Transocean reported making a $270 million profit from insurance payouts after the disaster. It’s not hard to bet on failure when you know it’s somewhat assured.
On BP’s (not so) safety record: More >
