Here, in two 10-minute segments, is a recent 60-Minutes report on the accident in the Gulf of Mexico and a link to a report on progress (finally) capturing some of the escaping oil: Part I: Watch CBS News Videos Online Part II: Watch CBS News Videos Online
Day 23 (May 12): Check out this 3 minute report from ABC’s World News: and here is a great interactive history lesson on major oil spills from the NY Times.
I doubt many of you are still checking this since the AP exam is over, but here are some Gulf oil disaster updates for those that might be… After Setback, BP Scrambles to Find New Solution http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126629347&sc=17&f=1007 Sopping Up an Oil Slick with Castaway Hair (“hair sausages?!”) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126536482 And, here is the slick viewed from [...]
Wednesday in class we talked about the common fuels that we use. The three most commonly used fuels include Coal, Oil (Crude Oil), and Natural Gas. When comparing the percents of total energy use in the world to total energy use in the US, 76% of the world’s energy use requires fossil fuels while 85% [...]
Today in class we discussed oil spills: their sources, effects, clean-up, and solutions. There are various sources of oil spills: offshore wells, tankers, pipelines, storage tanks, and runoff from highways, which is the top source. There are three main effects of oil spills: death of organisms, loss of animal insulation and buoyancy, and smothering. Sea otters and [...]
