A Sea in Flames - Carl Safina [162]
LIKE A THOUSAND JULYS
1 BP’s dispersant use and cutback E. Lavandera, “Dispersants Flow into Gulf in ‘Science Experiment,’ ” CNN, July 2, 2010; http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-02/us/gulf.oil.dispersants_1_corexit-dispersant-bp?_s=PM:US.
2 EPA and BP’s tussle over dispersant policy E. Rosenthal, “In Standoff with Environmental Officials, BP Stays with an Oil Spill Dispersant,” New York Times, May 25, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/science/earth/25disperse.html.
3 Corexit 9527 “no longer in use in the Gulf” E. Schor, “EPA Vows to Push Dispersant Makers After Posting Corexit Ingredients,” Greenwire, June 10, 2010.
4 Jon Stewart “BP’s Latest Plan Succeeding, but May Make Spill Worse (for Now),” Newsweek, June 2, 2010; http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/02/first-stage-of-new-bp-plan-succeeds-will-mean-more-oil-in-the-short-term.html#.
5 BP decriminalizes free speech J. Reeves, “BP to 40,000 Oil Spill Workers: Talk Away to Media,” Associated Press, July 2, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11075912.
6 Relief well very high-tech H. Fountain, “Hitting a Tiny Bull’s-Eye Miles Under the Gulf,” New York Times, July 5, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/science/06drill.html.
7 The new cap, relief well schedule, Pensacola tourism, and related quotes F. Tasker, “Officials Offer Glimmer of Hope in Containing Gulf Oil Spill,” Miami Herald, July 2, 2010; http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/02/1712046/rough-seas-still-stymie-oil-spill.html.
8 Hotline operator calls it a diversion Countdown with Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, June 14, 2010.
9 Modern corporations are “soulless” J. Jowit, “ ‘Big Business Needs Biodiversity’ Says UN,” Guardian, July 12, 2010; http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/12/soulless-corporations-hurt-environment-pavan-sukhdev.
10 “Arrogant and in denial,” and the associated BP management and accident history and related quotes S. Lyall, “In BP’s Record, a History of Boldness and Costly Blunders,” New York Times, July 12, 2010.
11 On July 7, the Thadmiral tells America “Crews Connecting Oil Vessel to Ruptured Well as Leaders Pray for Gulf,” AC360 blog, July 7, 2010; http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/07/crews-connecting-oil-vessel-to-ruptured-well-as-leaders-pray-for-gulf/.
12 Two of the judges on the panel, and appeals court affirms lower court J. M. Broder, “Court Rejects Moratorium on Drilling in the Gulf,” New York Times, July 8, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/us/09drill.html.
13 “I’m not going to say you can’t drill, but” M. Daly, “New Drilling Chief Promises Balance,” Associated Press, July 12, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11141138.
14 Salazar issues a new moratorium, and quote from American Petroleum Institute F. J. Frommer, “Obama Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Can Survive,” Associated Press, July 13, 2010; http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20100713_ap_govthopesnew
drillingmoratoriumcansurvive.html?c=0.6657310272741187&posted=n.
15 the head of the American Petroleum Institute says “Obama Team Issues New Deepwater Drilling Pause,” Frank James, NPR, July 12, 2010; http://npr/igbyaD.
16 White House senior adviser this week calls the blowout the “greatest environmental catastrophe …” Richard Fausset, “BP Says It’s Closer to Oil Containment,” Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2010; http://lat.ms/gcj9Te.
17 “greatest environmental catastrophe” R. Fausset and Nicole Santa Cruz, “Gulf Oil Spill: Containment Cap May Be in Place by Day’s End,” Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2010; http://latimesblogs.latimes.eom/greenspace/2010/07/gulf-oil-spill-containment-may-come-by-days-end.html.
18 News of leaks and BP wanting to leave the well capped C. Long and Harry R. Weber, “BP, Feds Clash over Reopening Capped Gulf Oil Well,” Associated Press, July 19, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11190544.
LATE JULY
1 Dolphin with broken ribs and a tar ball S. Dewan, “Sifting a Range of Suspects