Download In Deep Water: The Anatomy of a Disaster, the Fate of the Gulf, and How to End Our Oil Addiction AudioBook Free
Deepwater Horizon was supposed to be the leading edge of energy exploration: drilling 5,000 ft below the surface of the Gulf coast of florida, the $560 million rig would be vital in helping to solve the ongoing energy crisis. Then, on Apr 20, 2010, BP's dismal basic safety record came up home to roost. An explosion followed by a massive fireball resulted in 11 lives lost, the sinking of the rig, and the release of an incredible number of barrels of crude essential oil into one of the world's primary fishing grounds: tens of an incredible number of barrels suffocate the Gulf's waters, and the resultant slick includes 2,500 square mls. Wildlife throughout the spot is devastated, therefore is the human being community reliant on harvesting the area's resources. Now, OR Literature has joined with the Natural Resources Security Council to release In Deep Normal water, the first publication to appear on this environmental catastrophe, the largest offshore spill in American record. Compiled by Peter Lehner, executive director of the NRDC, as well as Bob Deans, this publication provides a quick account of the disaster as well as the coverage failures that induced it - and lays out a blueprint to avoid similar catastrophes in the foreseeable future.
