Month: May 2011

OCR Correspondence in Nature Journal

About a month ago Nature Journal published a sobering article about the risks of pushing oil production into the arctic. “A Frozen Hell” by Jeffrey Short and Susan Murray examines the disaster potentials in attempting to extract oil in the…

KWMR Interview Monday May16, 5 pm PST

This afternoon I will be speaking with Jennifer Stock with NOAA/Cordell Banks National Marine Sanctuary on a special edition of her “Ocean Currents” program on West Marin Radio’s KWMR. The program will be streamed live on the internet, but if…

Houston Pilgrimage

I’ve just returned from my second annual visit to the Offshore Technologies Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, a trade show for the offshore “hydrocarbon” industry. As I indicated in my 2010 report, “Bigger than Texas” this event is gargantuan. They…