To mark the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, two of our regular contributors reflect on what the future looks like one year later. Lisa Margonelli of the New America Foundation and David Biello of Scientific American join us.
Southern Writer Rick Bragg on Gulf Spill a Year Later
Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer, talks about life on the Gulf Coast a year after the oil spill and his optimistic belief that tourism will return to the region.
Voices from the Gulf: Dean Blanchard, Seafood Distributor
we talk with Dean Blanchard owner of a wholesale seafood wholesaling business in Grand Isle, Louisiana. He endured a blow to his business, a layoff of 65 employees, and has endured a long wait to settle a claim with BP.
A year after a an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig created a devastating oil spill in the region, how are fishing communities in the Gulf of Mexico dealing with the disaster? The BBC’s Robyn Bresnahan talks with people in the area.
We talk with David Biello, associate editor of environment and energy at Scientific American, about how the BP oil spill crisis may leave us better prepared for the future, despite the massive environmental costs.