Tag: gulf of mexico
Gulf Dead Zone predicted to be size if NH
Yesterday, scientists from Louisiana State University announced their prediction for the 2020 Dead Zone that annually forms in the Gulf of Mexico, off the shore…
Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to hit record size
Each year a hypoxic water mass forms in bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. The low oxygen conditions threaten living resources…
Why is Gulf of Mexico in five-year drilling plan?
Mary Gutierrez of Earth Action and other local environmentalists are concerned the Department of Interior has kept the Gulf Of Mexico in its five-year plan…
Study Finds Toxic Metal Concentrations in Gulf Whales Are Likely the Highest In the World
The sperm whales of the Gulf of Mexico have higher levels of chromium and nickel in their systems than sperm whales found anywhere else in…
Operation Toxic Gulf: Final Port Call, Presentation, and Boat Tours
This Sunday, August 4, Open Books will host the final presentation of the summer from the Operation Toxic Gulf crew, who are currently wrapping up…
Local EPA Hearing on Gulf Drilling Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing on BHP Billiton Petroleum’s request to waive current emission regulations in pursuit of oil and natural…
Congressmen Want BP’S Sheen Specifics
Two members of the U.S. Congress have requested that BP turn over all information pertaining to the current oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico….
Connie Mack Attack
The frontline of a political campaign is not for the weak stomached. The scripts and variables are fluid. It can get awkward and painful to…
Sheen Seen in Gulf
After spotting a sheen in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, a federal agency has required to Royal Dutch Shell to send down a remote submersible…
BP Filing Flurry
There have been several legal filings lately regarding the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP wants evidence from the feds. An ex-NASA…
RESTORE Act Dropped
The RESTORE Act is adrift again. While lawmakers had attach the act to a failed transportation bill, the House this week decided to pass a…
Another Deep Water Deepwater?
For nearly a week, workers have scrambled to stop a gas leak at a drilling platform in the North Sea’s Elgin field. The scene has…
