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The Coast Guard has ordered Taylor Energy Company to contain and clean up the spill, which has leaked more than a million barrels of oil since 2004, or face fines of $40,000 per day. The order, issued Oct. 23, came one day after The Washington Post reported that the ongoing spill verged on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in U.S. history. 
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PIRatE Lab's insight:
New spill in Gulf of Mexico.
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LONG BEACH, Mississippi --The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees will host a meeting Tuesday at the University of Southern Mississippi campus in Long Beach, seeking public comment on the $627 million in... Via AimForGood, PIRatE Lab
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It’s difficult to talk about Louisiana seafood these days without the BP oil spill working its way into the conversation. It wasn’t that long ago, after all, that television screens were filled with high-def images of fouled coastal marsh and...
PIRatE Lab's insight:
The primary reason we have been unable to show rigorous impacts of the spill is the lack of good baseline (pre-spill) data for many fisheries.
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In a remarkable comeback story, oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is ramping up once again. These three companies have staked their claim in Gulf deep-water production; here's why investors stand to win big.
PIRatE Lab's curator insight,
December 1, 2013 1:23 AM
What seemed impossible just a few years ago is turning into reality. The Gulf of Mexico is once again one of the top oil-producing regions in the United States. Good for big oil and short term profits...bad for our coastal ecosystems.
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As the second phase of the civil trial over the Gulf oil disaster continues, we are hearing much discussion over exactly how many barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico. Via Marian Locksley
PIRatE Lab's insight:
This increasing concern over the accounting/fate of the oil and dispersant is welcome, albeit a bit late in my opinion. My group and others have tried to emphasize the true impact of the blowout would be on ecosystem-level properties in the mid and deep waters.
See:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2012.62.12.17
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Here is hoping that we can foster a moer holistic review of the hydrocarbon fate and effects from the 2010 disaster.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are making environmental samples collected in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion available to the scientific community. Samples of water, oil, sediment, and organisms are available. More information about available samples and results of prior analyses are available at https://dwhdiver.orr.noaa.gov/web/guest/home. To make inquiries or request specific samples, email dwhsamples@noaa.gov by 10 June 2016.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Samples anyone? Six years late isn't that bad, right?
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Dolphins living in one of the areas worst hit by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were in bad shape a year later, with lung problems consistent with exposure to oil, according to a study assessing damage from the spill. Via AimForGood
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WorldMaritimeNews.com delivers expert coverage of the sectors that matter most to you and your business. This includes news and updates on operations, vessels, equipment, research, companies and the authorities dominating the maritime industry. Via AimForGood
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The recovery from the BP oil spill took a big step last month with the announcement of $100 million in restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Over the past few decades the five Gulf States have built artificial reefs both inshore and offshore Via Anita Woodruff
PIRatE Lab's insight:
ummmmm....nope they can't (by themselves).
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