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America's WETLAND is one of the largest and most productive expanses of coastal wetlands in North America. This valuable landscape extending along Louisiana's coast is disappearing at a rate of 25 square miles per year. In the largest public awareness initiative in its history, Louisiana is leading America's WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana. The America's WETLAND Foundation through the Campaign is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana.
Anderson Cooper 360: Oil spill worse than expected
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Video coverage of an Anderson Cooper segment on the gross underestimation of the oil flow.
Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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Institute of Medicine Workshop held June 22 and 23 in New Orleans.
BBC News - What is a 'top kill'?
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Follow this guide to see how BP intends to cap the leak of oil and gas from the blown-out oil well.
Bill O'Reilly on Obama's response to the oil spill
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O'Reilly: "Obama's Cool Demeanor Has Brought Heat Directly On Him"
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Opening Statements
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House Committee Energy & Commerce | Oversight and Investigations
June 17, 2010
Tony Hayward testified on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill.
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Part 2
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House Committee Energy & Commerce | Oversight and Investigations
Tony Hayward testified on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP's poor safety record over the past several years, the company's commitment to cleanup efforts, and documents which .. Read More
Tony Hayward testified on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP's poor safety record over the past several years, the company's commitment to cleanup efforts, and documents which showed the company had disregarded safety concerns at the oil rig site and had cut corners to save money.
June 17, 2010
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Part 3
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Tony Hayward continued to testify on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP's poor safety record over the past several years, the company's commitment to cleanup efforts, and documents which showed the company had disregarded safety concerns at the oil rig site and had cut corners to save money.
BP's Oil Drilling Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico | Blog
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Blog about the Oil Spill from the Gulf Restoration Network
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The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in 80+ nations engaged in a ten-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life in the world’s oceans - past, present and future. Conducting research in under-explored and well-studied habitats alike, in both coastal and deep waters, the Census is identifying new organisms, collecting new information on ocean life, analyzing historical documents, and modeling future ecosystems. This will enable scientists to compare what once lived in the oceans to what lives there now, and to project what will live there in the future. The world's first comprehensive Census of Marine Life - past, present, and future - will be released in 2010.
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Numerous chemical synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases containing information about the chemicals.
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Interactive maps and data.
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The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, we invite you to actively participate in shaping the future of Data.gov by suggesting additional datasets and site enhancements to provide seamless access and use of your Federal data. Visit today with us, but come back often. With your help, Data.gov will continue to grow and change in the weeks, months, and years ahead.
DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill " DeepWater Blog
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Blog from IOOS (Integrated Ocean Observing System)
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Animation
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This site requires the Google Earth Plugin.
DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill Portal
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is a massive tragedy for the Gulf of Mexico that started on April 20, 2010. Currently a large community of partners are working together to mitigate/manage the response to the spill.
As part of those efforts, our team, which includes partners from several federal agencies, companies, many universities and non- profits are developing a portal that will consolidate many data streams to help respons
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A collection of news, maps, and multimedia related to the oil spill.
Diagram of the Dam to Contain Leaks
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This is a visual from Nola.com of the spill and the dam, with labels and charts showing how the dam will work.
Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico - The Big Picture ...
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Oil spill related photos from the Boston Globe
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DC is the only viable magazine exclusively covering the global drilling and completion industry, both land and offshore. The official magazine of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, DC has been published since 1944 and is the longest continuously published magazine focusing on drilling and completion.
Ecosystem Data Assembly Center - EDAC OPeNDAP Server
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OPeNDAP access to raster oceanographic data, including Global and Gulf American and Caribbean NCOM data from NAVO, MODIS Level 3 and Level 4 physical and biological oceanographic data from NRL and MODAS sea surface temperature and sea surface heights is provided here.
EDAC Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Data
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GIS data for Fisheries Habitats and Managed Areas are available in a variety of formats. Maps are available as .pdf files. Shapefiles (with FGDC metadata) and .kml files for use with Google Earth are also available for some data.
Flickr: Photos from the state's response efforts
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Flickr: US Coast Guard's Photostream
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Flickr stream for the US Coast Guard includes photos, maps, and trajectories of the Gulf oil spill.
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The dynamic nature of the BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities – from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. We know the American people have questions about how the federal government is responding to this crisis, and we are committed to providing the answers with clarity and transparency. The site you’re viewing right now is a symbol of that commitment.
GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with near-real time information about the response effort. Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site offers you a “one-stop shop” for spill response information.
The site integrates the latest data the federal responders have about the oil spill’s trajectory with fishery area closures, wildlife data and place-based Gulf Coast resources — such as pinpointed locations of oiled shoreline and current positions of deployed research ships — into one customizable interactive map.
Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness | State of Louisiana
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Includes the latest maps of the spill trajectory, including kmz files
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C-SPAN's library of videos relating to the oil spill
Gulf Coast Shoreline Defense Strategy - 4 June 2010
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A video from BP explaining their cleanup efforts.
Gulf Future Campaign - GulfFuture.org
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Gulf Future is a collaborative effort to raise awareness and increase public support for the communities along the Gulf coast affected by the BP oil drilling disaster. This campaign is the brainchild of the Gulf Coast Fund and the Gulf Restoration Network. In May, several folks from our two organizations took a tour of the devastation developing in the Gulf of Mexico and along the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Outraged and distressed by what we saw, and anticipating what the future might hold for these communities, GRN and GCF realized that nothing short of a nation-wide outcry about this catastrophe was necessary.
Thus the Gulf Future Campaign was formed. Our vision is a to mobilize supporters from across the nation to show their solidarity with the people of the Gulf Coast.
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Interactive map with a timeline of the oil spill.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill — Texas A&M University Libraries
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Oil Spill guide from Texas A&M University
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Resource Center--Ourso College of Business
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Contains hotlines, tracking information, helpful links, and a feed for current news.
Gulf Oil Spill (PHOTOS): Animals In Peril
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From the Huffington Post: As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to extend, concern is growing for the wildlife that stand in its path, especially since many of the coastal animals are currently in their reproductive seasons. We've compiled some of the animals most threatened by the spill.
Gulf Oil Spill Creeps Towards Mississippi DeltA : NASA photographs
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Gulf Oil Spill Information Center (GOSIC)
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In service to the scientists at the 20 institutions that make up the Florida Institute of Oceanography, the University of South Florida Libraries are constructing an online data archive and information center concerning the Gulf oil spill.
Gulf Oil Spill Scientific Symposium - Consortium for Ocean Leadership
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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is having significant ecological impacts on the Gulf of Mexico and coastal states
in the region. As the nation responds to this unprecedented spill, non-federal scientists can play a major role in the
efforts to understand and combat the impacts of this spill. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is hosting this symposium to identify for the federal agencies the existing gaps in the scientific knowledge; opportunities
to fill those gaps; and priorities for short- and long-term research needs to understand the impact of the spill on the
Gulf ecosystems and human health. Ocean Leadership is working with NOAA and other government organizations as
partners of this event. June 2-3
GulfBase - Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research
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GulfBase is a database of resources about the Gulf of Mexico. The goal of this website is to regroup, synthesize, and make freely available Gulf of Mexico research information. Our vision is that GulfBase will help researchers, policy makers, and the general public work together to insure long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico.
Harte Research Institute: Gulf of Mexico Studies
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The Harte Research Institute, an endowed research component of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, is dedicated to advancing the long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico.
How a Blowout Preventer Works, NY Times explanation with diagrams and simulation video
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By MIKA GRÖNDAHL, HAEYOUN PARK, GRAHAM ROBERTS AND ARCHIE TSE
Sources: BP; Benton Baugh, Radoil, a deepwater engineering firm; Cameron; “Marine Riser Systems and Subsea Blowout Preventers,” Petroleum Extension Service, The University of Texas at Austin and International Association of Drilling Contractors; West Engineering Services
International Bird Rescue | How to Help: 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Response
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While those responsible for this spill are covering the cost of the Gulf clean-up, you can support the work of the non-profit organizations currently on the ground responding to oiled wildlife.
Intra-Americas Sea Ocean Nowcast / Forecast System
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An experimental real-time Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System has been developed for the Intra-Americas Sea (IASNFS). The area of coverage includes the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. The system produces nowcast and up to 72 hours forecast the sea level variation, 3D ocean current, temperature and salinity fields.
Includes an archive.
LSU Resources - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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LSU related resources and information about the oil spill, including expert contact information.
LSU's Cartographic Information Center's Maps for Oil Spill Response
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Mashable's Oil Spill tagged articles
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Founded in 2005, Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture. With more than 25 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Mashable’s audience includes early adopters, social media enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, influencers, brands and corporations, marketing, PR and advertising agencies, Web 2.0 aficionados and technology journalists. Mashable is also popular with bloggers, Twitter and Facebook users — an increasingly influential demographic.
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The Rapid Response system was developed to provide near realtime imagery from the MODIS instrument for users who require an immediate view of a specific phenomenon from satellites.
NASA - NASA Imagery of Oil Spill
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NASA's Oil Spill page - contains images and information.
NASA Satellite photo of oil spill taken May 24, 2010.
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NASA Satellites View Gulf Oil Spill
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A video of NASA images showing the oil spill over time.
NEW underwater video of oil slick, Man o' War and fish filmed 24 miles off Louisiana
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Offshore Drilling Operations and Safety June 15, 2010
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing:
Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy industry to respond to future incidents. Executives characterized the spill as a rare event that their companies were not likely to repeat, saying that continued offshore exploration and drilling were essential to American oil and gas supplies. Pressured by committee members, BP America President Lamar McKay would not commit to place funds in an escrow account to handle future claims for economic and ecological damages.
Oil Contamination & Seafood Safety
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In response to consumer concerns about oil contaminated seafood from the Gulf of Mexico reaching the marketplace, Louisiana Sea Grant has produced a short video outlining the precautions taken to ensure tainted shell and finfish don't end up on the table. Media outlets wanting a copy of the video, or the audio file, should contact Roy Kron at rkron@lsu.edu. Several Louisiana Sea Grant personnel also have been trained to detect oil contaminated seafood and are available for interviews.
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Photos of the oil spill on the shores of Louisiana from the Boston Globe
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Oil Reporter is a pretty simple idea. We want people to share what they see and to allow that information to be shared with everyone. We believe that if people share what they see and that information can be placed on a map, it can help organizations and communities with their response efforts.
Available for the iPhone and Google Android.
Oil Reporter’s Adopt-A-Beach initiative will provide the opportunity for virtual volunteers to review high resolutions imagery of the Gulf Coast and to map data elements such as perimeters of oil presence and injured wildlife in remote areas where physical assessment access is limited. This also provides an opportunity for Oil Reporter photographs and video to be joined with high resolution imagery to provide greater understanding and provide an ability to share data from these sources back to the public.
Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico (May 17, 2010)
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NASA photograph taken May 17, 2010 showing the extent of the oil spill in the Gulf.
Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF)
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The Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF) is a consortium of scientists and scholars from institutions in the State University System as well as from four of Florida’s private universities working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The OSATF brings together expertise and resources to assist the state of Florida and the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010 - NOLA.com
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Latest news, photos, videos from the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster from NOLA.com
Oil Spill Map - Interactive Map - NYTimes.com
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Shows the extent of the oil spill from April 22 to Aug 2, including a comparison of various estimates of oil flow.
Okaloosa defies Unified Command over East Pass plans
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Okaloosa County isn’t taking oil spill orders any more.
County commissioners voted unanimously to give their emergency management team the power to take whatever action it deems necessary to prevent oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill from entering Choctawhatchee Bay through the East Pass.
President Obama on the Ongoing Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill
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The President speaks about the Administration’s commitment to help protect the Gulf Coast and the livelihoods of the people who live and work there from the effects of the Deepwater BP Oil Spill and calls on the companies involved to stop pointing fingers and take responsibility.
Presidential Address on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill June 15, 2010
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President Obama, in his first address from the Oval Office, spoke about the federal response to the environmental and economic devastation resulting from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In his remarks he talked about the gravity of the situation, outlined government actions to address concerns of the Gulf Coast region, and talked about relief and recovery already underway and planned for the future. He highlighted the work of a commission to study the causes of the accident, legislative remedies to hold the energy industry more accountable, and his personal commitment to relief efforts.
SCHOLR (Student Coalition to Help the Oil Leak Relief) @ LSU Facebook Group
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A group of student organizations on LSU's campus got together to determine what role our organizations, as well as the LSU student community, can play in providing relief efforts for the recent oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this group is to provide accurate information regarding the series of events that led up to the leak, up to date information on the status of the leak and coastal Louisiana environment, inform students of volunteer opportunities, as well as provide a network for students to communicate and announce their efforts. (group's description)
ScienceCinema, the source for Department of Energy (DOE ...
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ScienceCinema utilizes innovative, state-of-the-art audio indexing and speech recognition technology from Microsoft Research, allowing you to search for specific words and phrases spoken within video files. You can then easily access the exact point in the video where the words were spoken by the presenter. The videos in ScienceCinema highlight DOE's most exciting scientific research. Simply enter a term in the search box and start exploring DOE's multimedia!
Smithsonian Institution: Gulf Oil Spill: Science
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Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began in April, Smithsonian Collections staff have been using Google Earth to plot invertebrate holdings from the Gulf that were gathered from areas now affected by the spill. The collection is expected to provide an important baseline of understanding for future scientific studies on the spill’s impact.
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Video footage of the source of the oil spill, taken May 13, 2010
Spike Lee on Anderson Cooper 360 about the oil spill
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"One time, go off!" director Spike Lee urged on CNN's "AC 360°." "If there's any one time to go off, this is it, because this is a disaster."
Lee's sentiment echoes the frustration of people who want to see Obama get loud, take charge and inspire them like he did during his presidential run.
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PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. PubChem is organized as three linked databases within the NCBI's Entrez information retrieval system. These are PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay. PubChem also provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool. Links from PubChem's chemical structure records to other Entrez databases provide information on biological properties. These include links to PubMed scientific literature and NCBI's protein 3D structure resource. Links to PubChem's bioassay database present the results of biological screening. Links to depositor web sites provide further information. A PubChem FTP site is also available.
U.S. Coast Guard - Deepwater Horizon Response
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Coast Guard response multimedia library.
US Fish and Wildlife Service - National Digital Library
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video and that are in the public domain.
WAVCIS, Coastal Studies Institue, LSU
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WAVCIS (wave current surge information system) is a monitoring system in the Gulf of Mexico comprised of meteorological, oceanographic instruments mounted on oil platforms. The data are received at LSU via satellite. A second component of the data involves oceanographic and meteorological data computed using high-powered computers at LSU's Coastal Studies Institute, School of the Coast and Environment. Information is obtained from offshore on a real-time basis and is available worldwide on the web. Oil spill responders, State and Federal agencies are utilizing the data extensively.
Why Is Oil Giant BP Helping Develop California Schools ...
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Should an oil giant responsible for the worst spill in US history play a role in what public school children learn about the environment? Well, if you’re in California, there’s a good chance they will. BP has helped develop the new environmental curriculum for California’s public schools. The curriculum will be taught to over six million pupils in some 1,000 districts. BP employees were part of a state-appointed team that crafted the program’s "guiding principles.” -- Transcript from "Democracy Now" radio show.
YouTube - Oil Spill Impacts on Coastal Wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta
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LSU professor and wetland ecologist, Dr. Irving Mendelssohn, answers questions about possible oil spill effects on wetlands, mechanisms of damage to plants, and pros and cons of clean-up procedures. Mendelssohn has studied the coastal habitats along the Louisiana coast for over 30 years and has published more than 100 scientific articles on wetlands, 25 on oil spill impacts.
YouTube - Videos for a Healthy Gulf
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YouTube channel for the Gulf Restoration Network, featuring video footage and reports of the BP oil spill
