Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Capitol Hill Oceans Week agenda (June 4-6, 2013) with videos from sessions and presentations at http://nmsfocean.org/chow-2013-agenda; includes presentation by Dr. Larry McKinney’s, Harte Res. Inst. Director and GOMURC Board member from TX, entitled “Reducing Risks to People and Nature: Updates from the Gulf of Mexico” (http://www.nmsfocean.org/files/McKinney.pdf). Read More

Recovery progress

Deepwater Horizon oil spill 3-year progress update led by federal and state panels and Chaired by Senators Nelson and Wicker; June 6 hearing to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation archived podcast at http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=02200024-8f04-429f-bd1f-038e8597a0d9&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a. NOTE– Meeting begins at 40 mins into podcast (move slider at bottom to this start point). Read More