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GULF OIL FIASCOGULF OIL FIASCO
Is it a Local Issue?Is it a Local Issue?
March, 2013March, 2013
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Volume Estimates (barrels/day):
April 22 - 1,000April 28 - 5,000May 27 - 12,000-19,000Sept. 23 - 56,000-68,000
US Energy Information Administration
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Remediation : booms, burning, Remediation : booms, burning, dispersantsdispersants
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Plumes & deepwater hydrocarbons Plumes & deepwater hydrocarbons remain (25 % of total?)remain (25 % of total?)
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Tarballs persist – February, 2013Tarballs persist – February, 2013
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Will bacterial activity add to the Gulf’s Will bacterial activity add to the Gulf’s
“ “dead zone”?dead zone”?
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Agricultural sources of nitrates & Agricultural sources of nitrates & phosphatesphosphates
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Who’s to blame, BP Who’s to blame, BP or our endless or our endless thirst for petroleum thirst for petroleum products ?products ?
+ huge vehicles in + huge vehicles in which to place which to place themthem
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Traffic’s not what it Traffic’s not what it used to beused to be
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So we drill – here, So we drill – here, now, & deepernow, & deeper
Total spill estimate: 4.4M barrels
Estimated U.S. usage per day: 19.6M barrels
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Global implications Global implications include possible include possible contribution to contribution to climate changeclimate change
& ocean acidification& ocean acidification
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Greenland’s Greenland’s northern ice shelf – northern ice shelf – 20102010
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Loss of Arctic Sea ICE Loss of Arctic Sea ICE
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A local connection: A local connection: commuting @ KSUcommuting @ KSU
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Commute Commute alternatives are alternatives are meagermeager
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Going Forward – Going Forward – KSU’s Climate KSU’s Climate Action Plan 2010Action Plan 2010