The White House
The White House: Deepwater Bp Oil Spill
In this video address, President Obama comments on the BP Oil Spill. He discusses the efforts being made by the United States Government to clean up the spill along with his personal commitment as President to "do whatever it takes, for...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Gulf Oil Spill: Engineering Approaches
As the oil continued to spew from the leak in the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the public weighed in with their ideas on possible solutions for stopping the flow. These ideas and the challenges of plugging the leak...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Assessing the Health of the Gulf, Post Spill
Ira Flatow and guests discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's impact on wetlands, wildlife, and human health.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later
Three local scientists discuss their work in the Gulf after the BP Oil Spill of 2010. [4:18]
BBC
Bbc News: Obama Names Oil Spill Panel Heads
A video [01:40:00] in which President Obama discusses the commission that has been created to consider causes of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the options that need to be taken to prevent a similar disaster. Duration: 1 m 40...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: How Big Is the Oil Spill?
In this video adapted from 'Need to Know,' artist Steve Brodner uses simple drawings to compare the size of the 2010 BP oil spill to more familiar things, like a football field, a shopping mall, the state of Texas, and Earth's moon....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Health Risks of the Bp Oil Spill
In this video segment adapted from 'Need to Know,' meet a fisherman who became a cleanup worker on the 2010 BP oil spill and then developed health problems. Learn about concern over the health and safety of cleanup workers because of the...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Gulf Oil Spill: Ecological Effects
A discussion of the widespread impact the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was expected to have on local ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. Aired May 7, 2010 [12:27]
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Should Obama Be Comforter in Chief in Oil Crisis?
In the first part of this program, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss how President Obama is handling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis. Should he be showing more emotion, so that Americans know he cares about the...