A Sea in Flames - Carl Safina [163]
2 Disappearance of birds C. Burdeau, “Reported Number of Bird Deaths Grow on Gulf Coast,” Associated Press, July 23, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11231013.
3 “Just because they kill the well” H. R. Weber and Greg Bluestein, “BP Begins Effort to Permanently Seal Gulf Gusher,” Associated Press, August 4, 2010; http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/08/04/
bp_begins_effort_to_permanently_seal_gulf_gusher.
4 “we’ll be left to deal with it alone” G. Bluestein and Tamara Lush, “Crush of Mud Finally Plugs BP’s Well in the Gulf,” Associated Press, August 5, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11320455.
5 “We’re not going anywhere” L. Neergaard, “ ‘CSI’ for Seafood: Gulf Fish Gets Safety Tests,” Ledger (Lakeland, FL), August 16, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=11407762.
6 “They gave us zero” C. Kirkham, “Seafood Facing a Tainted Image,” Times-Picayune, August 9, 2010; http://nola.live.advance.net/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1281334817130300.xml&coll=1.
7 An estimated 45,000 people and 6,000 vessels D. Helvarg, “Obama Signs on for the Sea: A Promising New Commitment to Ocean Protection,” E Magazine, June 2010; http://www.emagazine.com/view/?5262.
8 “This whole area is gonna die,” and suicide calls “Faced with Oil Spill, Gulf Residents Fight Mental Pain,” Agence France-Presse, July 22, 2010; http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/07/faced-oil-spill-gulf-residents-fight-mental-pain.
9 Chinese pipeline explosion S. McDonell, “Oil Spews from Exploded China Pipeline,” Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 19, 2010; http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/19/2957868.htm.
10 A federal judge stops companies, and Caroline Cannon quote D. Joling, “Judge Halts Oil, Gas Development on Chukchi Sea,” Associated Press, July 22, 2010; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38352548/.
11 Daisy Sharp and Steve Oomittuk quoted “Gulf Spill Focuses Fear of Drilling Disaster in Arctic Villages,” Anchorage Daily News, August 31, 2010; http://www.adn.com/2010/08/31/1432664/gulf-spill-focuses-fear-of-drilling.html.
12 Oil sands B. Weber, “Toxic Oil Sands Threat to Fish,” Kamloops Daily News (British Columbia), August 31, 2010.
13 Definitions of proppant and fracking fluids Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary; http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com.
14 The New York State Environmental Impact Statement “Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, October 26, 2009; http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/58440.html.
15 The final EPA Pavillion report “Pavillion Area Groundwater Investigation, Pavillion, Fremont County, Wyoming,” United States Environmental Protection Agency: Contract No. EP-W-05-050, TDD No. 0901-01, see p. 37, August 30, 2010; http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/Pavillion
_GWInvestigationFSP.pdf.
16 “It’s doubtful we will ever use it” J. Mouawad, “4 Oil Firms Commit $1 Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan,” New York Times, July 21, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/business/energy-environment/22response.html.
17 Sixteen months before completion of containment equipment H. R. Weber, “Oil Industry Has Yet to Adopt Lessons of BP Spill,” Associated Press, October 4, 2010; http://www.timesherald.com/articles/2010/10/05/news/
doc4caab57b10006826476498.txt.
18 Gaylord Nelson, Santa Barbara, Earth Day, Lois Capps, and the Associated Press poll on Americans and the environment F. J. Frommer, “Gulf Spill Lacks Societal Punch of Santa Barbara,” Associated Press, July 29, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11275571.
19 Seafood sniffers Y. Q. Mui and David A. Fahrenthold, “Gulf Seafood Must Pass the Smell Test; Government Trains Inspectors to Sniff Out Contaminated Catch,” Washington Post, July 13, 2010; http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25347383.html.
20 “Take small bunny sniffs,” and “If you think about your ability