Tar balls washed on the Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year, BP’s leak is to break down as quickly as some scientists thought it would, university researchers Tuesday.
Auburn University experts tar samples examined at the request of the coastal leaders said the latest wave of sticky orbs and lumps appeared relatively fresh, strong smell and were little changed from the chemically weathered oil on Gulf beaches collected during the spill. (more…)
The new global reality, since the UN in Copenhagen not to reach a workable agreement to reduce pollution and to reduce the global population, is that powerful transnational non-state actors roaming the world in the environmental area, to replace of smaller and local activists. They are run by anonymous people, it limits, it must planetary mandates of fossil fuels and energy development and attack were armed with money, political influence and Media Intelligence. They hunt in countries where there is an open and transparent system of environmental management, even though they themselves are often not transparent in terms of their constituencies, funding sources and agendas. (more…)
HOUSTON – Updates cement pumps started. BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N), said Friday that his ruptured the Gulf of Mexico well that caused the worst oil disaster at sea will be permanently closed on Saturday.
The oil company and relief sections of the blown-out Macondo well on Thursday and on Friday afternoon began pumping cement in BP, which will result in the “bottom kill the well.
“The pumping process is expected a few hours,” BP spokesman Daren Beaudo told. After the cement cures, the company expects the well to completely closed, he said. (more…)
