Dispatches E-News: Why We Need Scientists, Lost Nobel Prize & Happy Thanksgiving (11/23/16)

VIDEO OF THE WEEK Why Do We Need Scientists (and Science)? Scientists discuss the value, roles, and responsibilities of scientists and science in today’s society. Featuring Professors Frank Hernandez, Jr., Joseph Montoya, Ajit Subramaniam, Piers Chapman, Steve DiMarco, Scott Socolofsky, Raffaele Montuoro, and Mandy Joye. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: How I Lost…
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Dispatches E-News: Preparing for the Next Spill, Scientists vs. Florists & A Win at BLUE (11/16/16)

VIDEO OF THE WEEK Preparing for the Next Oil Spill: Meet Brian Roberts Professor Brian Roberts (LUMCON) conducts experiments that measure the release of greenhouse gases from oiled salt marshes. Dr. Roberts hopes his team’s work will help guide responses to future oil spills. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Dr. Tamara Frank on…
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Dispatches E-News: A Whale, Mr. Spock & Women in Film + Science (10/26/16)

VIDEO OF THE WEEK Close Encounters with a Sperm Whale Professor Scott Socolofsky (Texas A&M University) witnesses an unexpected visitor of the cetacean kind while conducting deep-sea research in the Gulf of Mexico. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Mr. Spock Meets Deepwater Horizon Dr. Chris Reddy, senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic…
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50 Short Videos: Dispatches from the Gulf

“Dispatches from the Gulf” is a multi-media initiative that investigates the environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico six years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010. That’s when the world’s ninth largest body of water became a place where thousands of communities and millions of citizens were put in jeopardy by a…
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Sixth Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon: Dispatches from the Gulf

To commemorate the sixth anniversary of Deepwater Horizon, there are two sneak preview screenings of the documentary “Dispatches from the Gulf.” April 20, 2016 @ 2 pm & 7 pm EDT. Tune to our Live Stream channel to watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScreenscopeJ2PE/live Six years after Deepwater Horizon – the biggest oil spill in U.S. history – a…
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Dispatches from the Gulf: A New Documentary

“DISPATCHES FROM THE GULF” A NEW DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATES THE IMPACT OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ON THE GULF OF MEXICO NARRATED BY MATT DAMON Washington, DC – On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded, taking eleven lives and, over the course of 87 days, releasing more than 200 million gallons of…
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