VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Secrets from the Deep (Part 1)
Dr. Dean Grubbs leads an 18-day research cruise with colleagues from Florida State. The team’s mission is to catch deep ocean fish living near the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and create a baseline, as well as to discover the long-term impact on fish living in areas covered with oil.
PODCAST OF THE WEEK
GulfCast: How Plants and Bacteria Work Together to Clean Up Oil
Bay Jimmy, Louisiana is one of many small bays in the Mississippi River Delta whose marshes were hit hard by Deepwater Horizon oil. Professor Sunshine Van Bael and her team at Tulane University collect samples from Bay Jimmy to determine how plants and bacteria work together to break down oil and clean up buried pockets in the marshes.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The Women Behind Two Genius Green Energy Solutions
As the world seeks action on climate change, these women are at the forefront of integrating renewable energy into our daily lives.
Inna Braverman understands the consequences of polluting energy sources. Born in Ukraine in 1986, she stopped breathing and nearly died when the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded two weeks after she was born.
Photo Courtesy of Eco Wave Power.
Science Continually Evolves
Science continually evolves. To see the latest research updates on topics in this newsletter, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative web site.
The Story of GoMRI
Not long after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was created. Designed to fund an investigation of the largest offshore oil spill in history, GoMRI quickly became one of the most successful research collaborations in marine science history. Today, as the initiative’s efforts draw to a close, the breadth of research is unprecedented. It’s an amazing story—one that started with a single phone call.
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The Dispatches from the Gulf Documentaries
In the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon, a global team of scientists is working together to understand its environmental impact on humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem with the ultimate goal of learning how to better cope with future oil spills. Follow them over 10 years of remarkable research.
* Dispatches from the Gulf 1: Science • Community • Recovery
* Dispatches from the Gulf 2: Research • Innovation • Discovery
* Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years After Deepwater Horizon
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Mensajes del Golfo de México
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