In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects
of massive oil spills, materials scientists from Drexel University and Deakin University, in Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material, called a boron nitride nanosheet, that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in oils and organic solvents — a trait that could make it an important technology for quickly mitigating these costly accidents.
BP and federal officials are employing a variety of clean - up techniques to limit the environmental impact
of the massive oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
It marked the start
of a massive oil spill that would take more than three months to contain.
Not exact matches
The
oil major currently trades at a fraction
of its net asset value, thanks mostly to the black eye it took from the
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico last year.
Latest cases in point: BP, now fighting a
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, after one
of its leased rigs exploded and sank.
The fire that caused an
oil rig to explode on Tuesday has resulted in a
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, with a
oil slick about 10 miles in diameter covering the ocean surface.
The formation
of the commission comes as the administration faces a growing chorus
of criticism about whether it is putting enough pressure on BP to clean up the
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico.
(CNN)- The White House has ordered BP to fully fund Louisiana's plan to dredge up walls
of sand to protect coastal marshes from the
massive Gulf
of Mexico
oil spill, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Wednesday.
If another
massive oil spill occurs, responders will have a suite
of new acoustic techniques with which to monitor the
spill.
The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon
oil spill helped spark a
massive, ongoing die - off
of dolphins in the Gulf
of Mexico, a new study suggests.
During last year's
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, conventional
oil - collection techniques were found to be woefully inadequate.
There are also indications that BP and Transocean, the owner
of the Deepwater Horizon rig that burned and sank, could have used backup safety gear — a remote acoustic switch that would stanch the flow
of oil from a leaking well 5,000 feet underwater — to prevent the
massive spill now floating like a slow - motion train wreck toward the Mississippi and Louisiana coastline.
BP's
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico didn't just foul the ocean, it also tainted the air.
Aside from its unprecedented size, the
spill was the first to release a
massive amount
of oil 1.5 kilometers down on the sea floor and the first involving widespread use
of oil dispersants below water.
The devices are about 10 times thinner than a human hair, so presumably you would need epic fleets
of them to make a difference in
massive oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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.
Thousands
of internal e-mails and documents created by researchers attempting to determine the size
of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
oil spill have been handed over to BP as part
of a
massive lawsuit.
More than five years after the
oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the coast
of Alaska, the people who claim they were harmed by the
massive oil spill are finally having their day — or rather, their months — in court.
In the wake
of 1989's
massive Exxon Valdez
oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound, when 11 million gallons
of oil befouled some 1,300 miles
of formerly pristine and wildlife - rich coastline, much has been done to prevent future
spills of such magnitude.
During the
massive, 3 - month
oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico this year, scientists were quick to offer help.
A couple
of years pass and a plant is erected where the tanker was sunk to clean up the
massive oil spill that was left.
We inevitably generate messes like the gulf
oil spill, the result
of massive, ultimately ungovernable technical expertise.
Via Discovery News More on the Deepwater Horizon / BP
Oil Spill BP's Attempt to Plug Leaking Well With «Top Kill» Delayed NASA Captures First Photos
of Massive «Arm»
of Oil Slick (Hundreds
of Miles Long) Kevin Costner Shows Machine that Extracts 97 %
of Oil From Water (Video)
The deep - sea exploitation
of oil and gas has been going on for a few decades now, and we've seen what can happen when things go wrong a few years ago in the Gulf
of Mexico with the
massive oil spill that took place after the explosion
of the Deepwater Horizon
oil rig...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, fossil fuels are lethal for environmental ecosystems (in addition to causing
massive landslides,
oil spills, underground tar leaks, and all
of that good stuff) and produce extremely lethal toxic air emissions, including methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxide.
Two researchers describe their research on the fate
of massive methane releases from the Gulf
oil spill during the summer and fall
of 2010.
Many
of these conflicts focus on the
massive oil spills in Nigeria.
Rather than taking action to hold the company accountable, they were allowed to move forward with an even bigger and more flawed pipeline plan (Keystone XL) that would put both Canada and the U.S. at risk
of a
massive oil leak or
spill.
For example, Earthjustice represents four U.S. tribes in an effort to block a
massive tar sands pipeline in Canada that would put treaty fishing areas at risk
of catastrophic
oil spills.
The Obama administration is hiding the memos and e-mails behind official scientific assessments
of the size
of the
massive BP
oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, according to a lawsuit filed September 16 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility... Continue reading →
You see, in the effort to clean up the
massive oil spill that's leeching across the Gulf
of Mexico, BP has employed hundreds, if not thousands,
of fishermen.
In spring 2010, the western Atlantic bluefin tuna took a hit at the height
of its spawning season: Scientists estimate that BP's
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico killed between 10 and 20 percent
of juvenile western Atlantic bluefin tuna.
NASA shows images
of the
oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, revealing for the first time a
massive «arm» hundreds
of miles long.
During the Gulf
Oil Spill we reminded readers that while massive oil spills make all the headlines in the United States, in Nigeria large spills are tragically commonplace (photo above)-- so much so that it is one of the major factors behind armed conflict in the Niger River del
Oil Spill we reminded readers that while
massive oil spills make all the headlines in the United States, in Nigeria large spills are tragically commonplace (photo above)-- so much so that it is one of the major factors behind armed conflict in the Niger River del
oil spills make all the headlines in the United States, in Nigeria large
spills are tragically commonplace (photo above)-- so much so that it is one
of the major factors behind armed conflict in the Niger River delta.
As for the downside potential for a
massive spill of crude
oil fouling beaches, ruining fishing grounds, destroying the coastal tourism economy, and killing vast numbers
of marine animals, the plan says we must be prepared «to provide a timely and comprehensive response.»
Brad also has substantial experience defending marine classification societies in major malpractice cases, including the $ 1 billion suit brought by the Kingdom
of Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Spain against the American Bureau
of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Shipping concerning the
massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast
of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking
of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of the M / V STAR
OF ALEXANDRI
OF ALEXANDRIA.
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded and ultimately sunk, killing 11 workers, injuring 17 others, and causing a
massive offshore
oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico.
«It's non-negotiable because no amount
of money can compensate, if they're a fishing people, for a
massive oil spill.»
She moved there just as the
massive oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico occurred.