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This was originally posted on the National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Promise blog. By Ryan Fikes, National Wildlife Federation BP has just released a new report on the state of the Gulf, called Gulf of Mexico: Environmental Recovery and Restoration. The glossy report is filled with footnotes and citations, but leaves key pieces of science out. Here are ten important things BP’s latest report strategically didn’t mention: Dolphins died before the spill – from freshwater The report says: “An “unusual mortality event” (UME) …
Tagged ReportsFive Years Later, Scientists Gather to Assess Ongoing Impact of BP Oil Spill
By Alisha Renfro, National Wildlife Federation & Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society Last week while some people on the Gulf Coast were in the thick of celebrating Mardi Gras, more than 1000 scientists, including those from the Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign, met in Houston, Texas, to attend the third-annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. The four-day conference, which included a mix of keynotes and oral and poster presentations, aimed to share scientific information and forward …
Third and Final Phase of the BP Trial Brought to a Close on February 2, 2015
By Will Lindsey This is the second post about phase III of trial. To read part I, click here. The third and final phase of the BP trial ended on Monday, February 2, 2015. Based on the evidence presented in this phase, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will decide the Clean Water Act civil penalty that both BP and Anadarko, a 25 percent non-operator in the Macando well, will pay. The United States is seeking the maximum Clean Water Act …
Survey Says Majority of Americans Believe BP Should Pay Maximum Gulf Oil Spill Fines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Survey Says Majority of Americans Believe BP Should Pay Maximum Gulf Oil Spill Fines 70 percent say oil company should be fined the maximum allowed under the Clean Water Act (New Orleans – February 6, 2015) A new national survey reports that 70 percent of Americans polled nationwide believe “BP should be fined …
Phase III, Week 1: Recap of the BP oil spill trial
By Will Lindsey The first week of phase III of the BP trial ended on Friday, January 23. During this phase, which is expected to last three weeks, Judge Carl Barbier will determine the amount of Clean Water Act civil penalties that BP must pay for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster. Phase III comes after two previous phases, the first of which determined that BP was 67 percent responsible for the spill, while phase II determined that 3.19 million barrels …
What is Phase III of the BP Trial?
Phase III of the BP Trial started this week. But what does this mean? Why are there “phases”, and when will this trial end? All good questions. The BP trial underway is a civil (not criminal) litigation between the U.S. Department of Justice and BP and other parties responsible for the 2010 Gulf oil spill. BP and others are being held accountable for violations of the Clean Water Act for spilling millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. …
Final Phase of BP Oil Spill Trial to Begin Next Week
Press Statement + Interview Opportunities Available Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Lauren Bourg, National Audubon Society, 225.776.9838, lbourg@audubon.org Final Phase of BP Oil Spill Trial to Begin Next Week BP must be held fully accountable for its role in nation’s largest oil disaster (New Orleans – January 15, 2015) On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the third and final phase of the BP oil spill civil trial will begin …
Conservation Groups React to Ruling that BP Grossly Negligent in 2010 Oil Disaster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Conservation Groups React to Ruling that BP Grossly Negligent in 2010 Oil Disaster Today’s ruling a vital step toward holding BP accountable, restoring the Gulf (September 4, 2014 – New Orleans) National and local organizations working on Mississippi River Delta restoration – Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation – released the following …
Infographic: Four years after the BP oil spill, the Gulf is still hurting
This Sunday, April 20, 2014, marks the 4-year anniversary of the BP oil spill. Four years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded releasing 4.1 million barrels of oil into the Gulf and killing 11 workers, new research continues to show that the effects of the spill are more far reaching than most had ever imagined. As BP continues to run misleading ads suggesting the Gulf is fine, and as they continue to argue the extent of their liability in …
New Evidence of BP Oil Spill Effects Revealed Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org New Evidence of BP Oil Spill Effects Revealed Today Millions of Pounds of Oily Material Cleaned Up in Recent Weeks, New Study Links Oil to Dolphin Deaths (New Orleans, LA—December 18, 2013) Today, two new developments linked BP oil from the 2010 Gulf oil disaster to ongoing wildlife, habitat and economic impacts in Louisiana. …
Phase II of BP oil spill trial expected to conclude today
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Expert testimony on how much oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 oil disaster is expected to wrap up today in a New Orleans federal courtroom. This testimony is part of the Quantification Segment of the second phase of the BP trial, which began on September 30 and is ending a full week earlier than expected. Phase two is focused on efforts to stop the flow of oil from …
Recap: Week Two of Phase II of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund BP and the U.S. Department of Justice sparred in federal court this week over how much oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico during the 87-day Gulf oil disaster during a part of the trial named the Quantification Segment. Last week, BP defended its multiple engineering attempts to stop the oil leak during the Source Control Segment. Both of these segments make up the second phase of trial, which was originally expected to last …
Recap of Day Four of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Testimony wrapped up this afternoon for the Source Control segment of the second phase of the BP oil spill trial. Phase I of the trial, which lasted nearly two months earlier this year, covered events that caused the rig to explode by focusing on BP’s corporate culture, drilling practices, and safety plans. Currently, the trial is in its second phase. Judge Carl Barbier is hearing testimony on BP’s efforts to stop the …
Recap of Day Three of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Today was the third day of testimony in the phase II of the BP trial for the massive 2010 Gulf oil disaster. Attorneys for BP began calling witnesses to support their position that the company did everything possible to stop the massive oil leak from the Macondo well. Just to recap, this phase of the trial focuses on presiding Federal District Court Judge Carl Barbier hearing testimony on BP’s efforts to stop …
Recap of Day Two of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Attorneys in court today for phase two of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial focused on BP’s oil spill response plans and the engineering operations contemplated to stop the flow of the oil from the Macondo well. Measures to control and stop oil are referred to as “Source Control” in this part of trial. Robert Turlak of Transocean took the stand early in the morning to testify about an operation called “BOP …