tl;dr: on the bottom of the sea…
“University of Georgia oceanographer, Dr. Samantha Joye, conducted her third, month-long research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico in late November and early December. She continued her pioneering research into the long term impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil blowout. On this trip, she discovers a vast amount of oil on the bottom and marine life that definitely show effects of the oil’s pollution.”
[via University of Georgia's YouTube-channel]
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Remember Deepwater Horizon? (if not see wikipedia Largest oil spills)
It’s all good now, isn’t it?
Where did all the spilled oil go?
A team of scientists is trying to find out, and if you love horror stories, you can read their blog where they post their findings: http://gulfblog.uga.edu/
excerpt:
“… Sulfide chimneys at a brine seep? That’s pretty unusual …”
“… but most of the surface features were mineral crusts, which is strange. …”
“… we expected to retrieve something similar but much to our surprise, the mud recovered from the more shallow (2000 vs. 2200m) central basin was red …”
“… As we headed towards the bottom, we passed through several different interfaces with thick brine fog; …”
“… Over about 150m of depth, the salinity increases from that of normal seawater (about 35 PSU) to over 250 PSU. …”
UGA Department of Marine Science Gulf Oil Blog
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Ihr erinnert Euch an die Rückrufaktion von Toyota wegen ‘klemmender Gaspedale’ (wenn nicht, hier stehts)
In den USA gab es 75 schwere Unfälle mit 93 Toten. Das U.S. Department of Transportation hat die Fälle untersucht, mit folgendem Ergebnis:
- in einem Fall hat die Fußmatte das Gaspedal verklemmt
- in den anderen Fällen haben die Fahrer Gas und Bremse verwechselt
In keinem Fall war ein technischer Defekt die Unfallursache.
Da stellt sich natürlich die Frage, ob Herr Ray LaHood (US-Verkehrsminister) nicht einfach die heimische Automobilindustrie unterstützen wollte, indem er einen erfolgreichen Importeur rauskegelt.
und hier auf Englisch: u.s. Department of Transportation says Toyota accidents were caused by driver errors
Bei Heise stehts ausführlicher.
[aufgeschnappt - wieder mal - bei fefe]
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It’s now a crime in the US to get too close to the oiled wildlife at the beaches (and get in range to take pictures (65ft)).
Der folgende Beitrag ist für Büro-PCs und Jugendliche unter 18 Jahren nicht geeignet, weshalb er ausschließlich zwischen 23 und 6 Uhr zu sehen ist.
Warum? Weil es mir zu blöd ist, mir jedesmal zu überlegen, was wann für welche Altersgruppe geeignet ist, oder nicht. Die FSM ist auch keine Hilfe, in deren FAQ stehen so hilfreiche Tipps wie \"... Es kann in der Tat schwierig sein, die „passende“ Altersstufe zu bestimmen. Bei unproblematischen Inhalten wird dies in der Regel kein Problem sein. ...\"
(Dieses WP-Plugin gibts bei: http://www.eayz.net/2010/spaetvorstellung/)
( t3n: 17 Fragen zum neuen JMStV)
[via fefe]
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well, id you know Fox News, you know that their network is not neccessarily ‘fact-driven’. But regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (see this earlier post) they simply started a campaign of lies and misinformation.
Media Matters for America has compiled a list of myths and falsehoods about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, all of which have been pushed by Fox News.
[via fefe]
Myths and falsehoods on the Gulf oil spill
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WKRG.com News
If you ever wanted to destroy planet earth, learn from the pros: BP, Halliburton, Transocean
“The spill is thought to have eclipsed the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill as the largest in US history.” more at Wikipedia
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