Summary of the situation in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf Coast Disaster Resources

• (5/20/2010) LA Times article - Talks about increasing pressure by Louisiana for the Army Corps to start a dredging project to help protect the
  shores. Dredging
  according to Wikipedia is an excavation activity or operation
  usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or
  fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments
  and disposing of them at a different location.
• (5/14/2010) Guardian article - Interview with BP CEO in which he describes the mistakes BP has made so far and reiterating BP's
  commitment to cleaning up.
• (5/14/2010) This blog has been showing up in the Adwords on this site. I followed it, and it's the American Petroleum Institute. I submitted
  a comment asking whether BP was following their best
  practices....we'll see if they allow the comment, and whether they
  reply.
• Video of the oil leaking from underwater....talk about a major leak
• CSM story - Senators grilling executives from the companies at the center of the Gulf oil spill tried to discern why fail-safe systems failed
  and why the spill has gotten out of hand. They got few
  answers.
• CSM story - Blowout preventer. Cementing operations. Design flaws. Top executives from BP America, Halliburton, and Transocean testified
  Tuesday about possible causes of the BP oil spill.
• CSM story - BP is spending about $6 million a day to contain the oil spill. Gulf of Mexico expenses associated with the oil rig explosion could
  eventually cost BP more than $3 billion.
• Christian Science Monitor story - Attempt #1 of stopping the oil has failed. The article lists at least 1 more idea aside from the
  relief well that should start tomorrow.
• CNN article - BP Oil execs to brief Senate panels on spill
• MarketWatch article discussing the falling oil prices and the change of mood in the energy sector. It appears oil is loosing
  popularity.
• Guardian article describing the methane bubble that caused the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Great video showing the facility they use to simulate oil spills
  
• CNN Article confirming the earlier BBC report. They think it will be at least 2 days before they have another solution to try
  
• Christian Science Monitor Article - Vietnamese, Cambodian fishermen among hardest hit by BP oil spill
• BBC article - Containment unit cone has failed it's first attempt, and no solutions to the problem for at least 2 days.
• Businessweek article - Oil-Spill ’Hive’ Buzzes With New Ideas to Stop Leaky Well
• Update on the Containment Cone being lowered to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to contain the oil leak.
  
• Good video showing the movement of the oil slick, as well as the different types of booms being used to soak up some of the oil.
  
• Interview with the BP CEO. I thought he handled the questions well, and found the tone of the interview a little funny. It seemed like he was trying very hard to get a reaction.
  
• Group on RespectedOpinions dedicated to the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster
• Video of President Obama's speech about the spill on May 2,
  2010
• Article with video and information on the lead-up and
  development of the spill
• Video from overhead showing the oil approaching land in the
  Gulf of Mexico (May 1, 2010)
• Video of Gulf Coast businesses telling reporters what they think this
  will do to their businesses
• Video of the oil slick forming in the Gulf of Mexico, and how the Coast
  Guard is trying to deal with the oil by containing it with buoys
  and burning large patches of water.
• Discussion about Offshore Drilling Practices
• Discussion about how President Obama is doing in dealing with
  this crisis.
• Video showing the effectiveness of the boons protecting the
  islands off Louisiana.