By HARRY R. WEBER and RAY HENRY, Associated Press WritersSunday, May 9, 2010 (05-09) 17:41 PDT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — A day after icy slush clogged the massive box they hoped would contain an out-of-control oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials on Sunday said they may try again — […]
Quite a lot bigger than the estimate being uncritically quoted throughout the media of 210,000 gallons (5,000 barrels) per day. That was the last “official” estimate made by NOAA and accepted by the Coast Guard back on April 29 (see timeline below). Before that, the Coast Guard estimates ranged from 336,000 gallons (8,000 barrels) per […]
By Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News www.wwltv.com Posted on May 9, 2010 at 5:46 PM NEW ORLEANS — As the oil spill moves further west of the Mississippi River, efforts are now underway near Grand Isle to protect the back bays and inland marshes. Part of that Herculean effort involves holding back the tide near Elmer’s […]
The experimental containment dome was successfully positioned over the leaking riser pipe last night, but then had to be removed after a large volume of ice-like methane hydrate crystals accumulated inside of the structure. These crystal hydrates blocked the flow of oil and threatened to lift the dome off the sea floor. The 4-story containment […]
By Matthew MoorePublished: 1:25PM BST 09 May 2010 The world’s biodiversity is threatened by the economic growth of countries like China, India and Brazil, the study will say. While Western countries are increasingly aware of the need to protect endangered species, the developing world’s appetite for raw materials is destroying vulnerable ecosystems, the report’s […]
By Alex Kiprotich Published on 08/05/2010 Despite raising the alarm more than a year ago on wanton destruction of the152,000-acre Lembus forest in Koibatek District nothing has been done. The destruction of indigenous Podo and Mutarakwa trees is horrifying, especially in the Chemususu forest station where a multi-billion shilling dam is being constructed. The locals […]
By Justin Nobel05/08/2010 Birds in the Gulf of Mexico have a new enemy: the press. Media aircraft have been conducting illegal flights and disturbing birds over Breton National Wildlife Refuge, an Important Bird Area off the east coast of Louisiana where oil from the leaking BP wellhead has been washing ashore. “We’ve done all this […]
By NOAKI SCHWARTZ and HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writers Published : Saturday, 08 May 2010, 4:00 PM CDT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) – A Coast Guard official says tar balls that are believed to be from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are washing up on an Alabama island. Coast Guard chief […]
The unified command reports that more than 8,500 responders are working on the incident, and approximately 1.89 million gallons of oily liquid have been recovered. Overflight and shoreline surveys have found emulsified oil within the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service closed the Refuge today to allow personnel conducting cleanup operations […]
Associated Press Reporting Saturday, 08 May 2010 11:30AM Louisiana and parish officials have opened six gates through Mississippi River levees to send fresh water into wetlands and try to keep out oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill. According to the state Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, the six diversion structures are now pouring […]
