Sentences with phrase «gulf oil spill for»

This is the first calving season since the Gulf Oil Spill for the estimated 2,000 - 5,000 dolphins in the region.

Look no further than last year's Gulf oil spill for evidence of this.

Not exact matches

For decades, he has negotiated and determined the size of settlement payouts for victims of such tragedies as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Virginia Tech massacre, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombiFor decades, he has negotiated and determined the size of settlement payouts for victims of such tragedies as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Virginia Tech massacre, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombifor victims of such tragedies as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Virginia Tech massacre, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombing.

Following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Schwarzenegger abandoned plans for new drilling off the California coast that could have raised $ 118 million in the coming year.

BP has been complaining for a long time that many claims filed after its April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were phony.

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

In a move that surprises approximately no one, BP CEO Tony Hayward, who's come under huge amounts of criticism for his handling of the Gulf Oil Spill, is expected to step down today.

Artist / designer Anthony Burill has come up with an interesting way to raise awareness and funds for the environmental damage on the Gulf Coast from this summer's oil spill.

As an example, Barnes cites his procurement of seafood, an item that proved to be difficult for many in the food industry to acquire at reasonable prices following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

During the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, for example, former BP CEO Tony Hayward went on camera saying, «I would like my life back,» which suggested to Louisiana residents that fixing the leak may not be his top priority.

As we follow the Gulf oil spill, this man (likely a sales rep. for solar products) has the right karma.

Minor scuffle in the online communications world: BP has purchased Google Ads on search terms related to the Gulf oil spill (for example: «oil spill»), with its ads showing up at the top of the results column whenever people look for those keywords.

On top of the online reporting system for damage from the BP spill we looked at earlier, here's more crowdsourcing from the Gulf: a group called Grassroots Mapping is helping folks on the coast map the extent and at least some of the effects of the oil slick.

Also published on The Huffington Post On top of the online reporting system for damage from the BP spill we looked at earlier, here's more crowdsourcing from the Gulf: a group called Grassroots Mapping is helping folks on the coast map the extent and at least some of the effects of the oil...

BP lost $ 17 billion in the three months to June as it faced huge clean - up costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

The grilling comes one day after the energy giant agreed to president Barack Obama's demands to set up a $ 20 billion (# 13.6 billion) fund for the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Crist offered his support in a brief interview as he waited for Obama to arrive at a U.S. Coast Guard station for a presidential visit aimed at boosting tourism in the Gulf region, which has suffered economically as a result of the BP oil spill — the worst in American history.

«There is a chemical toxicity to the dispersant compound that in many ways is worse than oil,» said Richard Charter, a foremost expert on marine biology and oil spills who is a senior policy advisor for Marine Programs for Defenders of Wildlife and is chairman of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.

Surface slicks may account for as little as 2 per cent of the oil now spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study of a controlled deep - water spill conducted in 2000 by the US Minerals Management Service and a consortium of oil companies, including BP.

The Bristol Bay findings offer hope for species affected by the Gulf oil spill, according to Schindler and his colleagues.

The global oil giant responsible for the fast - spreading spill in the Gulf of Mexico is no stranger to major accidents

BP, the global oil giant responsible for the fast - spreading spill in the Gulf of Mexico that will soon make landfall, is no stranger to major accidents.

The need for them became particularly apparent in 2010, when researchers sought to quickly reach the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but found a dearth of available ships.

Scientists know that the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon well is just the latest affliction for coastal wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico.

Berkeley Lab's Ping Hu, the lead author of the study, added: «We simulated the conditions of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the lab and were able to understand the mechanisms for oil degradation from all of the principal oil - degrading bacteria that were observed in the original oil spill.»

As part of a massive lawsuit sparked by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, lawyers for BP asked to see thousands of internal e-mails and documents that researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution had created as they worked with the U.S. government and BP to determine the size of the historic spill.

Yes, specific events can cause problems for dolphins — researchers believe that the deaths of 300 dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico over the last year can be blamed on the BP oil spill there.

The reef effort is the kind of science - based project many Gulf stakeholders had in mind when they pushed for a federal act, called RESTORE, that allocated to Gulf restoration much of the potentially billions of dollars in fines and penalties that will be paid by those responsible for the oil spill.

An army of ecologists is gearing up for an arduous campaign to document the damage caused by the Gulf oil spill and chart the eventual recovery

It was the worst ever oil spill in US waters until 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon spill leaked one Exxon Valdez into the Gulf of Mexico every five days for three months.

Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to new findings from a research team that includes a University of California, Davis, scientist.

(Adds price reaction, analyst) HOUSTON / LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters)- BP Plc will face a maximum fine of $ 13.7 billion under the Clean Water Act for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, several billion dollars less than feared, after a judge ruled that it was smaller than the U.S.

«There is a perception that the spills impacts were largely contained to the northern Gulf of Mexico, because that is where the oil remained,» said study's lead author Nathan Putman, a researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies located at the UM Rosenstiel School.

The PhyloChip, which was developed by Andersen and several other Berkeley Lab scientists, has been used for a number of medical, agricultural, and environmental purposes, including understanding air pollution, the ecology of coral reefs, and environmental conditions of the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill.

For starters, the Prestige spill — which was roughly one - tenth the size of the Deepwater Horizon spill — involved bunker oil, which contains different proportions of carcinogenic compounds (notably polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene) than the crude oil spilled in the Gulf, according to Dr. Solomon.

Watch the full trailer for Mark Wahlberg's latest project, «Deepwater Horizon,» about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, also starring Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, and Gina Rodriguez.

Hear updates on their individual journeys to overcome a year of challenges and loss, having been affected by the Gulf oil spill, joblessness and the struggle to re-enter society after being incarcerated for sexual assault.

Fresh off their collaboration on another depiction of recent American history (the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in «Deepwater Horizon»), Mark Wahlberg has teamed up with writer - director Peter Berg for the season's newest contender.

When an oil spill devastated the Gulf Coast's wildlife, budding ornithologist Bouler, 11, wrote to the National Audubon Society and volunteered her help: she would draw pictures for people who contributed to the cleanup campaign.

Through the sale of her original paintings, the 11 - year - old author raised money for the Audubon Society's Gulf Coast oil - spill recovery efforts.

Bromwich received a fair amount of attention for his role as the oversight attorney in charge of the US offshore drilling practices in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a position he was appointed to by President Obama, and before that for being part of the legal team against Lt. Col. Oliver North in the 1980s.

For example, BP's share price has lost nearly 50 % in value since the Gulf oil spill began.

Morris Animal Foundation is currently working with wildlife scientists to determine needs for wildlife health research that will result from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and is prepared to grant money to research the long - term effects a disaster such as this could cause to native and endangered wildlife.

Well, BP was required to give the US Gulf states money to make up for the hits to tourism from the oil spill, right?

10 courses are available including: Voluntary Simplicity; Healthy Children, Healthy Planet; Just Below the Surface: Perspectives on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Choices for Sustainable Living, Menu for the Future; and many more.

Or maybe because it spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico, after no one had stepped up to the plate for a few months?

David Brancaccio, a longtime correspondent for public radio and television, has written a fascinating post on his new Economy 4.0 blog for the Marketplace radio show analyzing the economic impacts of the gulf oil spill six months after explosions killed 11 workers and unleashed the gusher in the seabed.

«NOAA is concerned about the status of bluefin tuna, including the potential effects of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill on the western stock of Atlantic bluefin, which spawns in the Gulf of Mexico,» said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.

The numerous technical and operational breakdowns that contributed to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico suggest the lack of a suitable approach for managing the inherent risks, uncertainties, and dangers associated with deepwater drilling operations and a failure to learn from previous «near misses.»

In other shocking news, officials in Kuwait have announced that about 90 % of corals in their territorial waters are dead or dying; the first Hourglass Dolphin found in more than 150 years has washed up on the shores of New Zealand; Poison - laced mice are being airdropped into Guam to kill a rampant, invasive species of tree snake — there's a video, after the jump — , and in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, an old oil - drilling rig has been turned into a hotel catering to snorkelers and scuba divers — the type of project proposed by Morris Architects for the (pre-BP spill) Gulf of Mexico.