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Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report

onsdag, 14. september 2011

BP bears brunt of blame for Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.

Guardian: A key US federal report has focused the blame for the worst…

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Oil spill: Deep wounds

fredag, 15. april 2011

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The Gulf of Mexico oil spill set records for its size and depth. A year on, the biggest impacts seem…

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Final Report: Deepwater

onsdag, 12. januar 2011

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Final Report (Released 01/11/2011)

A Multimedia Presentation Summarizing the Commission’s Report

Final Report: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill…

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A Failure of Management

torsdag, 6. januar 2011

Advance Chapter on BP Well Blowout Investigation Released

Commission releases chapter on BP well blowout investigation in advance of full report.

Continue:…

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NOAA: Deepwater Horizon Library

onsdag, 5. januar 2011

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As the nation’s experts on oceanic and atmospheric science and the lead science agency for oil spills, NOAA was on-scene…

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New report highlights key reasons for BP well disaster

torsdag, 18. november 2010

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At the request of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council (NAE/NRC) committee is…

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The Amount and Fate of the Oil

torsdag, 7. oktober 2010

The federal government‟s estimates of the amount of oil flowing into and later remaining in the Gulf of Mexico in…

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Most of BP’s spilled oil remains in the Gulf

onsdag, 29. september 2010

Most of BP’s spilled oil remains in the Gulf — with little sign of degrading, according to Ian MacDonald of…

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National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Hearing – Day One

tirsdag, 28. september 2010

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Members from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling will hold their third meeting…

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Science Watch: Special Topic of Oil Spills

fredag, 24. september 2010

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The recent devastation to the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and subsequent spill of…

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Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf

fredag, 20. august 2010

News Release - WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution_1282296198348

The 1.2-mile-wide, 650-foot-high plume of trapped hydrocarbons provides at least a partial answer to recent questions asking where all the…

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Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill

torsdag, 5. august 2010

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The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from…

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Modelling the potential threats from Gulf Oil Spill to U.S. coastlines

torsdag, 8. juli 2010

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Deepwater Horizon: Statistical Modeling

Objective

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has used computer models to estimate the potential threats to…

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New official US website for the Gulf Oil Spill

torsdag, 8. juli 2010

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RestoretheGulf.gov is the official federal portal for the Deepwater BP oil spill response and recovery. This site provides the public…

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What do we know about the Deepwater Horizon disaster?

tirsdag, 22. juni 2010

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Since the 20 April catastrophe there has been much discussion in US Congressional hearings and the media about the sequence…

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Interactive: Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf

lørdag, 19. juni 2010

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Dayli Updates

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New York Times

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Interactive Map: Where Oil Has Made Landfall on the Gulf Coast

lørdag, 19. juni 2010

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Dayli Updates

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New York Times

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Federal Agencies Introduce Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response

mandag, 14. juni 2010

NOAA

Today, NOAA launches a new federal Web site meant to answer those questions with clarity and transparency — a one-stop…

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How big is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

mandag, 14. juni 2010

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http://paulrademacher.com/oilspill/#

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BP’s udslip dobbelt så stort som hidtil beregnet

fredag, 11. juni 2010

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Ingeniøren

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Gulf: Update, Flow Rate Technical Group

fredag, 11. juni 2010

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http://www.docstoc.com/docs/42869315/Update-Flow-Rate-Technical-Group

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Press Release:

Admiral Allen, Dr. McNutt Provide Updates on Progress of Scientific Teams Analyzing Flow Rates from BP’s Well

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Undersøisk robot skal afsløre omfanget af BP’s olieudslip

torsdag, 10. juni 2010

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Ingeniøren

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The iRobot Response Effort

On May 21th, we launched an iRobot Seaglider to monitor the area just a few miles away…

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Animation of the Oil Spill

onsdag, 9. juni 2010

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This animation of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill was created using overflight information and forecast models from the…

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Gulf: NOAA Confirmes Initial Analysis of Subsurface Oil

tirsdag, 8. juni 2010

NOAA

NOAA’s independent analysis of water samples provided from the May 22-28 research mission of the University of South Florida’s R/V…

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Gulf: A three-dimensional view of the response

tirsdag, 8. juni 2010

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A three-dimensional view of the response and the four different areas of operations: in the subsea area near the well;…

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Gulf Coasts Shoreline Defense Strategy 060410

tirsdag, 8. juni 2010

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DL4BIE2Co&feature=youtube_gdata

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BP Decisions Set Stage for Disaster

mandag, 7. juni 2010

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A Wall Street Journal investigation provides the most complete account so far of the fateful decisions that preceded the blast.…

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Ocean currents likely to carry oil along Atlantic coast

fredag, 4. juni 2010

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BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might…

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Florida coast suffers first impact from oil spill

fredag, 4. juni 2010

Tar balls and sticky oil sheen washed ashore on a northwest Florida beach on Friday, the first apparent impact on…

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Tema om oliekatastrofen i Den Mexicanske Golf

onsdag, 2. juni 2010

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Gulf Oil Spill Maps / Forecast

tirsdag, 1. juni 2010

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3 Questions: John Marshall MIT on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

tirsdag, 1. juni 2010

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More than a month after the tragic events that set off the largest oil spill in U.S. history, scientists and…

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NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

mandag, 31. maj 2010

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Credit: NOAA

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal…

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Central America may face worst hurricane season in 50 years

mandag, 31. maj 2010

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Authorities in Central American nations hit by a deadly storm must ensure that damaged dykes and dams are reinforced to…

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The video BP does not want you to see – The one you must!

fredag, 28. maj 2010

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ABC News went underwater in the Gulf with Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of famous explorer Jacques Cousteau, and he described…

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Gulf of Mexico: Oil Impact Assessment Map – May 27, 2010

torsdag, 27. maj 2010

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https://www.piersystem.com/posted/2931/SCAT_Oil_Spill_Daily_Status_Map_052710_Map_ID_Houma16_Letter.569707.pdf

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BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana

lørdag, 22. maj 2010

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Local reports described heavy sheets of oil the consistency of latex paint clogging the marshes in the Mississippi delta that…

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Oil cruise finds deep-sea plume

onsdag, 19. maj 2010

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Nature reports from the research ship Pelican as scientists map the hidden extent of the Deepwater disaster.

The first oceanographic research…

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Gulf Spill May Far Exceed Official Estimates

fredag, 14. maj 2010

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The amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico may be at least 10 times the size of official…

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Gulf of Mexico: Academic Task Force

mandag, 10. maj 2010

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http://oilspill.fsu.edu/

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Current Updates: Oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico

søndag, 9. maj 2010

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http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=media/media_tags.php&tag=oilspill10&table=video

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http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=809&subtopic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=2&topic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=1

epa deepwater small

http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/

usgs deepwater small

http://www.usgs.gov/deepwater_horizon/

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/deepwater-bp-oil-spill

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http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=40&contentId=7061813

science insider deepwater small

http://news.sciencemag.org/oilspill/

florida task force deepwater small

http://oilspill.fsu.edu/

unified command deepwater small

https://www.piersystem.com/go/site/2931/

greenpeace deepwater small

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/slideshows/Deepwater-Horizon-Oil-Rig-Disaster/

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http://aqviva.dk/emner/deepwater-horizon-gulf-of-mexico-2010/

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Science: Oil Spill in the Gulf

fredag, 7. maj 2010

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http://news.sciencemag.org/oilspill/

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Florida: Oil Spill Academic Task Force

onsdag, 5. maj 2010

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The Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF) will bring together resources of Florida’s academic institutions to assist the State of…

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BP: Gulf of Mexico response

tirsdag, 4. maj 2010

Venice, LA

BP is mobilizing its full resources to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which follows the sinking…

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Gulf of Mexico – Transocean Drilling Incident

onsdag, 28. april 2010

Joint Information Centre

This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a…

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