In the last few days there's been a mix of messages from government officials about whether the Obama administration has the authority to take control of the unrelenting seabed oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
In a telephone conference call with reporters, Doug Suttles, the chief operating officer of BP, all but ruled out the use of explosives to crimp or implode the seabed oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Managing risk on an increasingly crowded and human - exploited planet will surely be a prime theme, with the avoidable Gulf of Mexico oil gusher being a prime example. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)