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DoE Posts Raw Data From Oil Spill, Coast Guard Asks For Tech Help
coondoggie writes "The US Department of Energy this week opened an online portal where the public can get all the technical details it can stomach about the BP oil disaster in the Gulf. The DoE site offers online access to schematics, pressure tests, diagnostic results and other data about the malfunctioning blowout preventer and other problems in the ongoing mess. This comes alongside news that the US Coast Guard has issued a call for better specialized technology to help it respond to the ever-widening spill. The Coast Guard is looking for all manner of technology, such as advanced wireless sensors to help it track the movement and amount of oil in the Gulf, or devices that could help to contain and control the underwater leak."
Reader freddled points out a story at the Guardian that illustrates how the location of an oil leak is frequently the primary factor in its perceived importance.
Has anyone seen the new "Visit Florida" ads?
They discuss the fact that potential tourists are worried about the Gulf spill, and then say something like ...
"Florida has 835 miles of coastline. Northeast Florida has 221 miles of crystal clean beaches..."
In other words, "Come to Florida! Only 3/4 of our coast is covered in oil!!!"
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
How does a reader point something out when there's 1 comment on this article and it's not that "Reader"?
-Malakai
A Dragon Lives in my Garage
Hey, a little courtesy please? I happen to be Bongo-Bongoian and don't appreciate being trivialized.