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Gulf 'Dead Zone' One of the Biggest Ever

Low-oxygen marine wasteland measures 7,772 square miles

(Newser) - The Gulf of Mexico is seeing one of the biggest low-oxygen areas—or "dead zones"—on record this year. A dead zone forms in the Gulf around this time every year, but the 2010 incarnation is 7,722 square miles, just a few hundred short of the record...

BP: Relief Well May Not Be the Answer

Firm might try to plug busted wellhead directly

(Newser) - BP officials say the role of a relief well long considered the only surefire way to kill the Gulf oil leak is now unclear. A BP exec said today engineers may pump cement directly into the failed well using a surface ship. The company had already said it might do...

Rep: BP Doused Gulf With Dispersants
 Rep: BP Doused Gulf 
 With Dispersants 
AGAINST EPA MANDATE
Aug 1, 2010 7:19 AM CDT

Rep: BP Doused Gulf With Dispersants

And the Coast Guard gave them the go-ahead

(Newser) - Despite an EPA directive to use oil dispersants sparingly, BP routinely pumped thousands of gallons a day into the Gulf of Mexico—with the Coast Guard's blessing, reports the New York Times. Though little is known about the dispersants' long-term environmental effects, the Coast Guard approved 64 of 74 waivers...

New BP CEO Proposes 'Scaleback' in Cleanup

Surface skimmers less necessary now: Dudley

(Newser) - BP's incoming CEO said today it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever. Tens of thousands of people—many of them idled fishermen—have been involved...

Oil Dispersant Enters Gulf Food Chain

Corexit 'acting as delivery system for oil'

(Newser) - A chemical dispersant used in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be making its way into the food chain along with droplets of oil it has broken down, scientists say. Marine biologists have found signs of an oil-dispersant mix under the shells of blue crab larvae, which are food for...

Defiant Hayward: I Was Spill's Whipping Boy

Says he was vilified for doing the right thing

(Newser) - "I became a villain for doing the right thing," departing BP head Tony Hayward said in his first interview since resigning, complaining that he had become a whipping boy in the US because "people find it easier to vilify an individual more than a company." In...

The Gulf: Our National Sinkhole
 The Gulf: 
 Our National Sinkhole 
It's Not Just BP...
Jul 30, 2010 7:19 AM CDT

The Gulf: Our National Sinkhole

Environmental woes predate BP, oil spill

(Newser) - Question: What, beside millions of barrels of oil , has been dumped into the Gulf of Mexico? Answer: Just about everything. The crude oozing across the Gulf is just the latest in a string of environmental problems plaguing the region, finds the New York Times . In addition to oil, there are...

Bullock Tries to Get Out of Gulf Ad ...

... after learning that it's sponsored by the oil industry

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock is fighting to get herself taken out of a prominent public service announcement for the Gulf after learning that the ad's sponsor has ties to the oil industry. The "Be the One" ad (see it in the video gallery) is sponsored in part by America's Wetland Foundation,...

Oil Spill Damage Overhyped
 Oil Spill Damage Overhyped 
Analysis
Jul 29, 2010 1:56 PM CDT

Oil Spill Damage Overhyped

Spill's effects don't appear all that catastrophic

(Newser) - Everyone seems to be calling the Deepwater Horizon spill the worst environmental disaster ever, but rumors of the Gulf’s death may be greatly exaggerated, writes Michael Grunwald of TIME . While there could be long-term ramifications from the spill, the damage so far actually looks pretty modest. It’s killed...

Media Helping BP 'Whitewash' Damage
 
 Media Helping BP 
 'Whitewash' Damage 
OPINION
Jul 28, 2010 5:58 PM CDT

Media Helping BP 'Whitewash' Damage

Where's all the oil? Look under the sand

(Newser) - Mac McClelland is a little tired of all the stories in the mainstream media about how the oil from the BP spill is pretty much gone. ( Here's one that set him off.) He texts reporter friends and quickly turns up stories of "gobs of oil" on beaches...

Oil Vanishes From Surface of Gulf
 Oil Vanishes From 
 Surface of Gulf 
Good News?
Jul 28, 2010 8:09 AM CDT

Oil Vanishes From Surface of Gulf

But worries persist about what's beneath the waves

(Newser) - Finally there’s a glimmer of good news from the Gulf: the oil on the surface is disappearing a lot faster than anyone expected, according to the New York Times . The leak has been shut for almost two weeks, and “oil has a finite lifespan on the surface,”...

Boat Hits Well, Triggers New Gulf Oil Leak

Louisiana's coast has another (smaller) spill to fight

(Newser) - A tow boat struck an abandoned well off the coast of Louisiana today, sending a plume of oil and gas into the air. Crews are at the site, near Mud Lake, and expect to have it under control today. Booms and oil-skimming equipment were already in the area, which has...

In Bob Dudley, BP Has Picked Another Loser
In Bob Dudley, BP Has
Picked Another Loser
OPINION
Jul 27, 2010 11:44 AM CDT

In Bob Dudley, BP Has Picked Another Loser

He messed up business in Moscow so badly two governments got involved

(Newser) - Talk about failing upward: John Helmer, a Moscow-based blogger and journalist, reacts to BP's promotion of Bob Dudley to the CEO spot vacated by the humiliated Tony Hayward with incredulity. "To pick Dudley requires a spill of brains in the BP board room that is blacker than the spill...

BP Boss to Get $18M Golden Parachute

 Hayward to 
 Get $18M 
 Golden 
 Parachute 
and a new job...in siberia
Jul 27, 2010 7:36 AM CDT

Hayward to Get $18M Golden Parachute

Lawmakers slam payoff for Tony Hayward

(Newser) - Booted BP boss Tony Hayward will be getting a compensation package worth more than $18 million to soften the blow of having to step down amid heavy criticism. Hayward, who is leaving by mutual consent in October after 28 years with the firm, has a contract which includes a $930,...

BP Confirms Hayward Exit
 BP Confirms Hayward Exit 
Jul 27, 2010 2:42 AM CDT

BP Confirms Hayward Exit

$17B loss bared, Bob Dudley to take over

(Newser) - BP has confirmed that embattled chief executive Tony Hayward will be stepping down as of October. Hayward will be replaced by American Bob Dudley, whom BP's chairman describes as "a robust operator in the toughest circumstances." The announcement came as a statement accompanying BP's quarterly earnings update revelaed...

Tony Hayward's Last Day: October
 Tony Hayward 
 Will Exit in 
 October 
UPDATED
Jul 26, 2010 1:57 PM CDT

Tony Hayward Will Exit in October

Still no official word from BP

(Newser) - Tony Hayward's impending exit, long grist for the rumor mill, will take place in October, a BP source tells the BBC. There's still been no official announcement from BP, but the source says Hayward will be reassigned to the oil giant's joint venture in Russia; his compensation package is unknown....

Bonnie Gone, Ships Return to BP Well

Crews rush to permanently cap Macondo before next storm

(Newser) - The effort to plug BP's leaky oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was back on track today as the skies cleared and crews raced to stop the gusher for good before another storm halts the operation again. A drill rig is expected to reconnect at around midnight to the...

BP 's Hayward Headed Toward Exit

BBC says he's 'negotiating his exit deal'

(Newser) - It's long been rumored that the end is nigh for Tony Hayward, but the BBC now says the BP CEO is "negotiating an exit deal" that will be announced within 24 hours' time. The company continues its line that Hayward has the "full support" of the board and...

As Weakened Bonnie Hits Gulf, Ships Clear Out
 BP Sending Back 
 Ship as Bonnie Weakens 
updated
Jul 24, 2010 8:52 AM CDT

BP Sending Back Ship as Bonnie Weakens

Well's containment cap unlikely to be affected

(Newser) - A key ship is preparing to move back toward the site of BP's broken oil well as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie weaken over the Gulf. A BP spokesman says the rig drilling the relief tunnel that will blast mud into the broken well to permanently seal it is...

Key Alarm Was Disabled on Oil Rig: Worker

Deepwater Horizon also had previously shutdown problems

(Newser) - As deadly pockets of oil and gas raced up the Deepwater Horizon's pipes on April 20, a key emergency alarm sat intentionally disabled and silent —giving workers no warning of the impending disaster until the oil rig blew sky high, according to testimony by an engineer. When he discovered...

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