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Offshore oceanic impacts from the BP oil spill
At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill larger in magnitude and scope than any previous spill. Deepwater Horizon — an ultra-deepwater drilling platform ...
The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names
Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.
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Rubin: Renaming the Gulf of Mexico is a notion that doesn't hold water
The Gulf of Mexico has been called the Gulf of Mexico since well before ... The Gulf of America, then, will henceforth be the ...
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Shell begins oil production at floating Gulf of Mexico facility
does not include the western Gulf of Mexico where Shell’s new Whale facility is located. Shell expects the site to produce the equivalent of 100,000 barrels of oil a day at peak output.
Nanomaterials are emerging as a powerful tool for coastal oil spill cleanup
Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region's ecosystem can be ...
What's in the Gulf of Mexico? Meet its 'Hot Tub of Despair' and ancient corals.
You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...
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Tiny crab found in Gulf of Mexico goes viral
Internet users are swooning over a baby king crab found by the NOAA in the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy of NOAA ... damaged in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A video posted by the NOAA of the ...
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The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names
Colonizers have always coveted the Gulf of Mexico: its trade winds, ports, fish and shellfish, its deep pockets of oil and gas far beneath a basin floor of crashed, tectonic plates. “This superb ...