Six Months After The Leak, We Survey The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Up Close
Lowering The Sub A crane onboard the Arctic Sunrise lowers researchers Steve Ross and John Hocevar into the Gulf of Mexico in the Dual DeepWorker 3 submarine. Sean Gardner/GreenpeaceWe spent twenty-four hours on a Greenpeace boat in the Gulf of Mexico looking for oil and dispersant among marine life. On the six-month anniversary of the leak, we report back Greenpeace is known for its controversial "actions." Take, for example, their action late last month against oil giant Chevron, in which two activists dangled from the anchor chain of a drill ship to keep it from reaching its destination off the Shetland Islands. Perhaps lesser known is the organization's support of independent scientific research, like its current campaign to investigate the marine impact of the BP oil spill-which occurred six months ago today-and the use of toxic dispersant to clean it up. Late last week I had the unique opportunity to...