The companies got busted by satellite imagery. Caught in the Act
A massive oil spill was discovered off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday.
The spill was identified using satellite imagery from space tech companies Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies, according to The New York Times. The images captured showed plumes of oil covering roughly 10 miles of the Gulf of Mexico.
US Coast Guard officials said that the spill likely originated from an old pipeline owned by Talos Energy, a Texas-based oil and gas company. Experts suspect that the pipeline was damaged due to Hurricane Ida.
The oil spills origin was initially identified by John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at research center The Citizen Lab. He had been using satellite imagery to investigate Hurricane Idas destruction.
The fact that it was possible to find this spill is owed to the fact that NOAA made aerial imagery publicly available, Scott-Railton told the NYT. Had NOAA not made that public, it would have been a lot harder to uncover what is clearly an unfolding environmental problem.
There is currently an operation to clean up the oil spill, with US Coast Guard boats on their way to the site. However, the pipeline is still leaking.
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released a media update on Friday saying workers from 133 production platforms and six drilling rigs have been evacuated. The bureau intends to inspect the facilities and said that those with no damage will be brought back online immediately.
This is yet another example of how one result of manmade climate change (i.e. Hurricane Ida) can cause even more destruction on our environment (i.e. massive oil spills). It also highlights the massive vulnerabilities our energy infrastructure can have in light of disaster especially when that infrastructure depends on an environmentally harmful resource like oil.
READ MORE: Satellite Images Find Substantial Oil Spill in Gulf After Ida [NYT]
More on oil disasters: Oil Company That Caught Ocean on Fire Has Staggeringly Long History of Deaths, Accidents
Futurism Readers: Interested in trying out solar power at home but not sure where to start? Get a free quote and find out how much you might save at UnderstandSolar.com. By signing up through this link, Futurism.com may receive a small commission.
Read this article:
Oil Company Forgets to Mention Large Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico - Futurism
- Futurism Vs. Art of the Future - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism [HQ] - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Futurism- Muse Guitar Cover - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- The Tomorrow Project and Futurism at Intel - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism (Guitar Cover) - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Painiting Movements- Part XII Futurism.wmv - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Futurism - Muse (Pendulum Remix) - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- 1960s futuristic homes and kitchens, retro futurism part1 - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Italian Futurism Tribute - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Optimistic futurism - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Blonde Redhead - Futurism Vs. Passeism Part 2 - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- Futurism - The Dead Movement That Lives - Video [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2012]
- What I'd like to see in the iPhone 5 [Last Updated On: September 8th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 8th, 2012]
- Dion Lee: sleek, futuristic, leathery [Last Updated On: September 16th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 16th, 2012]
- ‘Shock of the News’ at National Gallery of Art a fascinating cross section of art, news [Last Updated On: September 21st, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 21st, 2012]
- The Best and Worst of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Sci-Fi Optimism [Last Updated On: September 30th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 30th, 2012]
- Text Messaging Still Thriving Despite Smartphones, Twitter and WhatsApp [Last Updated On: September 30th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 30th, 2012]
- The Mind-Bending Charm of 'Looper' [Last Updated On: September 30th, 2012] [Originally Added On: September 30th, 2012]
- The Most Beautiful '50s And '60s American Car Paintings [Car Art] [Last Updated On: October 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 2nd, 2012]
- LV: Brit Dance-Music Production Crew Conspire With South African MCs [Last Updated On: October 3rd, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 3rd, 2012]
- Infographic: Mapping The 70-Year Gestation Of Street Art [Last Updated On: October 3rd, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 3rd, 2012]
- Review: Prague's weeks of fashion [Last Updated On: October 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 4th, 2012]
- Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga's source for breaking local news [Last Updated On: October 5th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 5th, 2012]
- Exhibition at the Grand Palais seeks to shed light on Edward Hopper's works of art [Last Updated On: October 10th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 10th, 2012]
- About the Illustrators [Last Updated On: October 11th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 11th, 2012]
- Live review: David Byrne & St. Vincent spellbinding at Segerstrom Center stunner [Last Updated On: October 14th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 14th, 2012]
- The future according to Rush runs like clockwork [Last Updated On: October 15th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 15th, 2012]
- Review: A$AP Rocky at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre [Last Updated On: October 15th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 15th, 2012]
- Singularity Summit 2012: the lion doesn’t sleep tonight | Gene Expression [Last Updated On: October 16th, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 16th, 2012]
- Enlightening talk on art and design [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- SoHo Museum Hopes Late Graffiti Artist's Creations Can Inspire Kids [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Computing's low-cost, Cloud-centric future is not Science Fiction [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Back to the future: Why The Jetsons is the most influential TV show of the 20th century [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- DJ RASP @ FUTURISM WIGAN 2010 - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- sm1701_presentation:funnism - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Futurism Biweekly Journal Presents - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Millennialism - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Barzakh - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- FUTURISM WIGAN 2010 - DJ RASP SHOWCASE - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- Rayonism - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - German Expressionism, Italian expressionism, Futurism - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Fauvism, Matisse - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Picasso - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Art Nouveau - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Arts and Crafts - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Redon - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- AH 438 Midterm Review - Munch - Video [Last Updated On: October 31st, 2012] [Originally Added On: October 31st, 2012]
- The Neo-Future is here [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Futurism by Muse Voice Cover Attempt - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- DJ RASP TURNTABLIST SHOWCASE - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- "MASKS" Alexander McQueen 1997 by FashionChannel - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism (140% Speed) - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism (125% Speed) - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Muse - Futurism (90% Speed) - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Futurism - Ever Since (Stoner) - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Futurism bass cover- Muse - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Futurism FTW - Video [Last Updated On: November 2nd, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 2nd, 2012]
- Hi-Fi Rotary Control Panel Sci-Fi Design - Video [Last Updated On: November 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 4th, 2012]
- Apocalypse - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: November 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 4th, 2012]
- : : Access to Arasaka : : xt10.20zp9 [ music video ] - Video [Last Updated On: November 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 4th, 2012]
- Futurism - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: November 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 4th, 2012]
- Futurism online - Romanian Brand.AVI - Video [Last Updated On: November 4th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 4th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 7 - Video [Last Updated On: November 5th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 5th, 2012]
- dreDDup - Live in Subotica (MLADOST CLUB 2-11-2012) - Video [Last Updated On: November 5th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 5th, 2012]
- SOUFSON Trance Immersion #09 - Video [Last Updated On: November 5th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 5th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 6 - Video [Last Updated On: November 5th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 5th, 2012]
- Having a coke with you Frank O' Hara English/Italian - Video [Last Updated On: November 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 7th, 2012]
- Freak Me Out Vs Amber-Shaper Un'sok - Video [Last Updated On: November 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 7th, 2012]
- Muse: Endlessly Voice Cover - Video [Last Updated On: November 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 7th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 8 - Video [Last Updated On: November 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 7th, 2012]
- Futurism 2.0 - Exhibition Video - Gamma Proforma - Video [Last Updated On: November 7th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 7th, 2012]
- Resurrection of The Dead - Wiki Article - Video [Last Updated On: November 9th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 9th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 10 - Video [Last Updated On: November 9th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 9th, 2012]
- Buckyball in Madison Square Park - Video [Last Updated On: November 9th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 9th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 9 - Video [Last Updated On: November 9th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 9th, 2012]
- Twilight of the Elites and the Rise of the Culture [Uncertain Principles] [Last Updated On: November 11th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 11th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 12 - Video [Last Updated On: November 11th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 11th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 11 - Video [Last Updated On: November 11th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 11th, 2012]
- Let's Roleplay Fallout 3. Episode 14 - Video [Last Updated On: November 12th, 2012] [Originally Added On: November 12th, 2012]