Voices from the Flats – Credibility of Oil Spill Commission Seriously in Doubt
BP didn’t cut safety corners to save money in Gulf – Say what? By Rick Steiner, professor, marine consultant With the ludicrous assertion this week by the presidential Oil Spill Commission that BP did not cut corners on safety to save money on their failed Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, the credibility of [...]
Voices from the Flats – Oil Spill Update from Rick Steiner
Today, on Day 109 of the catastrophic BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the “static kill” of the blowout nears completion and the 3-month long disaster seems on the verge of moving into a new chapter. The final solution to stopping the blowout permanently is the “bottom kill” with one of the relief wells now [...]
Walking With the Ghost of Exxon
By Jeanne Devon It’s 5am on the fourth of July, and the alarm goes off. I open one eye and think surely I must have set it for the wrong time, but then I remember. Today I’m heading to Prince William Sound with Shannyn Moore and Zach Roberts. Our goal is to document the lingering [...]
Professor Rick Steiner on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mudflats contributor Professor Rick Steiner appeared tonight on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He starts at 4 minutes in, and discusses some of his points from the previous post here. In addition, Rolling Stone contributing editor Tim Dickenson talk with Keith about the planned [...]
Voices from the Flats – Deepwater Horizon Update
Day 60 — Deepwater Horizon June 18, 2010 Rick Steiner, Professor Marine conservation biologist, Anchorage Alaska (Advising in the Gulf much of the past 2 months) ———————- As the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico approaches it’s 2-month mark, there are a few points that deserve to be made, as update. The world [...]
