Oil Left in the Gulf

The Deepwater Horizon spill was a disaster. No one would refute that. What is debatable now is how should we best prevent a similar occurrence and what will be the long-term consequence of the spill in the Gulf. We'll probably never have exact answers for either.

Outside mag had a brief blog entry this morning with some really good links. I've watched the Carl Safina TED conference video and he has some good points, even if he is a bit riled up. There will be many studies around NOAA report released August 4. From the blog:

NOAA released a report estimating that 74 percent of the oil had been captured, skimmed, dissolved, burned, evaporated, and dispersed. As many have already pointed out, dispersed and dissolved do not mean gone. 

Various studies will have differing conclusions for different reasons (some honest, some less so), but we will at least get more information regarding the long term effects of the spill. Even if Washington is more concerned with pointing fingers.

Personal update

Business is, well... busy (in a good way). Gaining some traction with potential clients. We seem to have at least established proof of concept. Now its all about execution.


Here's your bit of government-targeted vitriol for the day via Bloomberg: The US is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know it. A bit dramatic, but some good points.