A Sea in Flames - Carl Safina [160]
22 People report seeing sharks, mullet J. Reeves et al., “Sea Creatures Flee Oil Spill, Gather Near Shore,” Associated Press, June 17, 2010; http://www.physorg.com/news195978510.html.
23 BP agrees to pay $20 billion J. Calmes and Helene Cooper, “BP Chief to Express Contrition in Remarks to Panel,” New York Times, June 16, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/us/politics/17obama.html.
24 “mind-bogglingly vapid” “A Bad Day for BP and Mr. Barton,” editorial, New York Times, June 17, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/opinion/18fri3.html.
25 Oil leaked during the hearing D. Barry, “Looking for Answers, Finding One,” New York Times, June 17, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/us/18land.html?th&emc=th.
26 BP releases $25 million J. Cillis, “New Estimates Raise Amount of Oil Flow,” New York Times, June 15, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/us/16spill.html.
27 BP’s frustration that its acts of goodwill have not been met with goodwill C. Krauss and John M. Broder, “BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Spill Payouts,” New York Times, September 2, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business/03bp.html.
28 The total count of sea turtles “Reporting Oiled Sea Turtles,” press release from Sea Turtle Restoration Network, June 18, 2010; http://www.gctts.org/node/557.
29 “All of these guys could use” “US Lashes Out at BP as Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Two-Month Mark,” Agence France-Presse, June 21, 2010; http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=us-lashes-out-at-bp-as-oil-spill-reaches-two-month-mark-2010-06-21.
30 Things Gulf people are saying K. Murphy, “Oil Spill Stress Begins Taking Its Toll,” Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2010; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/20/nation/la-na-oil-spill-mental-health-20100621.
31 Thad Allen had told ABC News “Allen Has Ordered ‘Uninhibited Access’ to Oil Spill Operations,” ABC News, June 6, 2010; http://bit.ly/9o4Giz.
32 The directive in action M. McClelland, “La. Police Doing BP’s Dirty Work,” Mother Jones, June 22, 2010; http://bit.ly/cFER9Q.
33 Information on Nigeria J. Vidal, “Nigeria’s Agony Dwarfs the Gulf Oil Spill,” Observer, May 30, 2010; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/30/oil-spills-nigeria-niger-delta-shell.
34 Nigerian fraction of U.S. oil imports “Petroleum,” U.S. Energy Information Administration; http://www.eia.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html.
35 The Economist’s estimates, and John Roberts quote “The Oil Well and the Damage Done,” The Economist, June 19, 2010; http://www.economist.com/node/16381032.
36 Exxon Valdez’s devastating effects A. Symington, “Spill Waters Run Deep,” New Statesman, October 4, 2010; http://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2010/10/oil-spill-liability-gulf.
37 Obama’s May 6 moratorium M. Kunzelman, “Judge Lifts Offshore Drilling Ban as ‘Overbearing,’ ” Associated Press, June 22, 2010; http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/8016622/article-Judge-lifts-offshore-drilling-ban-as-%E2%80%98overbearing%E2%80%99?instance=homesixthleft.
38 Perdido and related quotes J. Mouawad and Barry Meier, “Risk-Taking Rises as Oil Rigs in Gulf Drill Deeper,” New York Times, August 29, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/business/energy-environment/30deep.html.
39 “There is the pre-April 20th framework of regulation and the post-April 20th framework” “What Have They Learned?” editorial, New York Times, October 5, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/05tue1.html.
40 The better bet R. Huval, “Miami Distributor Turns to Imported Shrimp to Replace Gulf’s,” Miami Herald, June 23, 2010; http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/23/1695008/miami-distributor-turns-to-imported.html.
41 Statistics about oysters “Oil Catastrophe Cracks Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry,” Associated Press, June 23, 2010.
42 Hurricane Alex strongest since 1966 T. Breen and Jay Reeves, “World’s Largest Oil Skimmer Heads to Gulf Spill,” Associated Press, July 2, 2010; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/02/worlds-largest-oil-skimmer-heads-gulf-spill/.