2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Resources
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Natural Hazards Center Resources
The following are some Natural Hazards Center oil spill resources and reports that might be useful in understanding the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Bibliographies
Note: Bibliographies are continually updated. Check back often for new entries.
Natural Hazards Center Annotated Bibliography of Oil Spill Resources
Bibliography of Academic Oil Spill Resources
Quick Response Reports
QR181 The Selendang Ayu Oil Spill: A Study of the Renewable Resource Community of Dutch Harbor/Unalaska Liesel Ritchie and Duane Gill. 2006.
A three-pronged study examining community response to the Selendang Ayu spill, the extent to which it could be characterized a technological disaster, and ways to improve the conceptual model.
QR91 Perceptions of the Rhode Island Oil Spill Richard Burroughs and Christopher L. Dyer, 1996
Analyzes the impact and community perceptions of residents living close to the the spill as well as those living further from the coast.
Other Research
Voices of Cordova by Liesel Ritchie, 2004 (PDF download, 1.4 MB)
Compendium of Research on Social and Economic Impacts of Marine Oil Spills (Zip file, 267 MB, Interactive)
The Macondo, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill Insurance Implications, Risk Management Solutions, 2010
News and Commentary
Articles/Interviews featuring comments by Natural Hazards Center Director Kathleen Tierney
How on Earth, KGNU, May 4
Articles/Interviews featuring comments by Natural Hazards Center Assistant Director for Research Liesel Ritchie
Liesel Ritchie on the Oil Slick, KROCK, April 30
CU Researcher Discusses Social Impacts of the Oil Spill, June 1
Gulf Oil Spill, Colorado Public Television 12, June 2010
CU Expert Expects Negative Social Impact from Oil Spill, July 18
Commentary
Plan B in the Gulf, Ken Arnold, John Hofmeister, Riki Ott, Terry Hazen and Kevin M. Yeager, New York Times, May 11
Sex & Drugs & the Spill, Paul Krugman, New York Times, May 9
Video
Oklahoman’s Research Helping Communities, KWTV, May 2010.
Valdez Victims: Gulf Coast Has Long Road Ahead. Associated Press, May 3.
Cofferdams: Recreating BP’s solution to the Deepwater Horizon Crisis. The Guardian, May 6.
Articles and Other Media of Interest
How Oil Breaks Down in Water: Nature has its own chemical processes to minimize oil's impact in seawater—can human dispersant efforts measure up? Popular Mechanics, May 2010.
For BP, a History of Spills and Safety Lapses, New York Times, May 8.
Oil Slick: How BP is handling its P.R. disaster, Slate, May 5
10 Things You Can Do to Help the Gulf Coast Clean the Oil Spill. U.S. News and World Report. May 3.
Gulf Town Asks God to Protect Its Livelihoods. National Public Radio, May 3.
Sopping Up an Oil Slick With Castaway Hair. National Public Radio, May 5
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Slideshow. Reuters, April and May 2010
Sex, Drug Use and Graft Cited in Interior Department, New York Times, Sept. 10, 2008.
Litigation and Legal Implications
BP, Transocean Accused of Negligence in Spill. CBS News, April 30.
UC Berkeley Law Library's Gulf Oil Spill
Web Resources
The Natural Hazards Center maintains a list of helpful Web resources. Below are some related to the Deepwater Horizon and other oil spills.
Deepwater Horizon and General Informanation
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Gulf of Mexico News
Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
ProPublica Gulf Oil Investigation Series
Deepwater Horizon Leak and the Human Dimensions of oil spills and spill response
ESRI Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill GIS Resources
CU-Boulder Sources on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Louisiana State University 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Resource Page
NOAA’s Oil Spill Response Effort in the Gulf of Mexico
Google Crisis Response for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
NASA MODIS Rapid Response System: Real-Time imagery of the Gulf of Mexico
BP Global Gulf of Mexico Response
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emergency Management, Oil Spills
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oil and Chemical Spills
The Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
Other Spill Information
Encyclopedia of Earth Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Entry
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
Prince William Sound Science Center Oil Spill Education
Volunteer and Citizen Groups
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWSRCAC)
PWSRCAC, Alaska Oil Spill Curriculum