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Metcalf Institute videos about the science of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Metcalf Institute videos about the science of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Cutler J. Cleveland

The mission of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting is to promote clear and accurate reporting of scientific news and environmental issues. As part of Metcalf Institute's Improving Communication of Oil Spill Research (ICOSR) project, three scientists were asked to describe the major scientific questions that arose from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These videaos feature Dr. Christopher D'Elia of Louisiana State University, Dr. Steven Pennings of the University of Houston, and Dr. Claire Paris-Limouzy of the University of Miami.  ICOSR is supported by a Rapid Response grant from the National Science Foundation.

 

Science of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

 

Measuring Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

 

Covering the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Balancing Fact, Opinion, and Public Interest (2010 Grantham Prize Seminar highlights)

The Grantham Prize is an annual $75,000 prize to recognize exceptional news coverage of the environment. The 2010 Grantham Prize Seminar honored winner Alanna Mitchell for her book Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis. The video includes clips from the seminar panel Covering the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Balancing Fact, Opinion, and Public Interest. The full video of the seminar can be viewed here. More information about The Grantham Prize is available here.

 

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Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Metcalf Institute videos about the science of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 27, 2011; Last revised Date March 30, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Metcalf_Institute_videos_about_the_Deepeater_Horizon_disaster?topic=50359>

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Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting The mission of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting is to promote clear and accurate reporting of scientific news and environmental issues; to strengthen understanding and working relationships between members of the scientific community and members of the news media; and to provide opportunities for beginning journalists to learn, on both a formal and an informal level, how to improve their skills in marine and environmental reporting. To find out more about the M ... (Full Bio)

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