I was in Venice, Louisiana in late April and early May of this year, waiting for the first oil from the blowout of BP’s Macondo well to come ashore. Journalists from across the globe, politicians, fishermen, government bureaucrats,...

Many of the people I talk to about the work we’re doing right now, using a submarine to survey deep sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico, understandably want to know where all the oil from the BP Horizon disaster has gone. They want to...

Right now I’m onboard the Arctic Sunrise in the Gulf of Mexico, and I’d like to invite you to join me. We’ve been working with independent scientists to uncover the truth around the world’s largest oil spill, and I want to share...

A couple days ago, we advanced the cause of science and conservation by throwing someone else's hundred thousand dollar piece of equipment over the side of the ship.  It sank to the bottom.   Fortunately, this was all part of the...

Greetings from Viosca Knoll, out in the Gulf of Mexico (and happy Blog Action Day ). If you google Viosca Knoll, you might find a bit about the cold water coral reefs which are found here. Most of what you'll find, though, are...