Oil and Water
Professors Andrea Miller and Shearon Roberts talked about their book Oil and Water, in which they examine the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
760 viewsProfessors Andrea Miller and Shearon Roberts talked about their book Oil and Water, in which they examine the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
760 viewsLouisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talked about his book Leadership and Crisis (Regnery Press, 2010). It deals with his experiences in office, including his handling of the fallout from Hurricane…
402 viewsKristen Hays talked by phone about lawsuits against British Petroleum (BP) oil company happening at a Federal District Court in New Orleans. The case aimed to decide culpability and damages from…
180 viewsPanelists talked about the various natural and human-made issues impacting the Gulf Coast, including potential future disasters. U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt said that people should not live below sea-level…
331 viewsJustice Department and other law enforcement officials held a press conference in New Orleans regarding new criminal charges and a settlement in the BP oil spill. Attorney General Holder…
1,826 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments on the Justice Department announcement that BP had agreed to accept criminal responsibility for its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 14…
129 viewsRepresentatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), the leading congressional investigators into the BP oil spill, reacted to the settlement reached between BP and the Department of Justice…
303 viewsPanelists talked about the status of and future of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico following BP’s 2010 oil spill. Among other topics they discussed the drilling permit process,…
313 viewsMary Kendall testified on her involvement in the Obama administration’s temporary freeze on deepwater drilling after the BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A 2010 Interior Department…
605 viewsAuthors talked about their books about reporting on disasters. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Barry Siegel moderated “Nonfiction: Narrating Disaster” was a panel,…
154 viewsGreg Palast presented his investigation of the BP oil spill and talked about the corruption he says permeates the oil industry, the financial sector, and government. This event was held at…
1,408 viewsThe co-chairs of the National Oil Spill Commission discussed the implementation of the recommendations on offshore oil drilling stemming from the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Topics…
167 viewsKenneth Feinberg testified on the implementation of the BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund. The $20 billion fund was created by BP in partnership with the White House to provide payment or…
308 viewsKenneth Feinberg testified on the implementation of the BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund. The $20 billion fund was created by BP in partnership with the White House to provide payment or…
550 viewsInvestigators of the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and representatives from BP, Transocean, and Halliburton testified about the findings of a report on the spill. Michael Bromwich…
1,512 viewsNavy and Coast Guard officials talked about the lessons learned from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Among the topics they addressed were emergency response times, logistical…
304 viewsBureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Michael Bromwich testified before the Natural Resources Committee on the agency’s reorganization efforts, the future of oil and gas drilling, and…
149 viewsRepresentatives of affected states testified about damage assessment of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They focused on the progress of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA),…
646 viewsOfficials testified about the process and timetable for damage assessment of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They focused on the progress of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment…
285 viewsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator Jane Lubchenko talked about her agency’s new policies on aquaculture at a Smithsonian Associates discussion on the impact on seafood of BP’s…
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