Visualizing the bp oil spill.
see the bp oil spill. yet another infographic utilizing google maps. [RK]
Deepwater horizon: Guardian web users' solutions to oil spill.
the best of the ideas for tackling the deepwater horizon disaster, assessed by professor geoffrey maitland of imperial college london via the guardian [RK]
Empty los angeles.
until bp solves its gulf problems we will feature environ – mental topics. empty los angeles by photographer matt logue.
if you can imagine the city of angels without cars. a highly debated statistic retains los angeles
as the nation’s “king of congestion”.
Photographer: matt logue
BP releases four new videos of spill.
at request from senators bill nelson of florida and barbara boxer of california BP agreed this week to release all video footage of the spill. these videos will help scientist estimate the daily leakage. we can also see the progress of oil containment efforts. the spill is bad but the ocean is doing some of the heavy lifting to contain the damage. jane lubchenco, head of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says that the spill could be swept up into the loop current, which curls around the florida peninsula. but by the time it reaches the florida straits, possibly eight to 12 days, “it would likely be significantly weathered and degraded as well as diluted. see the videos and more coverage at fastcompany. [RK]