Media Log – 2011 Highlights

Alabama Press Register – Gulf oil wells 10 miles from Deepwater Horizon site leaking since 2004 http://blog.al.com/live/2011/02/wells_still_leaking_in_gulf.html Interview with SkyTruth regarding the Taylor Energy platform leaks

Associated Press – Shell oil spill off Nigeria likely worst in decade http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPmo7xWuZcG1DX0kvqUuplHznm4Q?docI d=1a45bf23380d4b4d928a66a80b3ca45d Features interview with John

Earth Imaging Journal – Deepwater Horizon REVISITED http://eijournal.com/2011/deepwater-horizon-revisited Adapted excerpt from “Impacts, Perception, and Policy Implications of the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil and Gas Disaster,” Elliott Norse and John Amos, which appeared in the November 2010 issue of the Environmental Law Reporter’s (ELR’s) News & Analysis.

Facing South – Foreign Oil Interests Still Fouling Louisiana’s Coastal Waters http://www.southernstudies.org/2011/05/foreign-oil-interests-still-fouling-louisianas-coastal- waters.html Features image by SkyTruth and mentions SkyTruth’s blog of May 11, 2011 regarding the ongoing leak at Platform 23051

The Guardian – Shell oil spill off Nigeria likely worst in a decade http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/8974141/Shell-oil-spill-off- Nigeria-likely-worst-in-a-decade.html Mentions SkyTruth’s analysis of the oil spill off Nigeria and features quote by John

Huffington Post – The BP Spill One Year Later: Renewing Trust Along With Ecology http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-r-macdonald/the-bp-spill-one-year-lat_b_900404.html Op-Ed piece co-authored by John Amos and Ian MacDonald

Los Angeles Times - Group launches online environmental accident map http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/skytruth-pollution-map-bp-gulf.html Features SkyTruth’s Press Release about SkyTruth Alerts system

Nature – Oil spills underreported in Mexican Gulf http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110421/full/news.2011.250.html?s=news_rss Features interview with John

New York Times - Oil Spill, Redux: Revisiting a Mystery http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/oil-spill-redux-revisiting-a-mystery/ References SkyTruth: Remember that this claimed rate was questioned by scientists, especially Dr. MacDonald, and by advocacy groups, notably a small environmental organization called SkyTruth.

New York Times – Brazil Officials Criticize Chevron Over Oil Spill http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/business/energy-environment/brazil-officials-criticize- chevron-over-oil-spill.html?_r=1 Mentions that SkyTruth’s spill estimate are greater than Chevron is saying

New York Times - Oil Spill Moves Toward Nigerian Coast http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/science/earth/oil-spill-moves-toward-nigerian- coast.html?_r=1 Mentions SkyTruth’s analysis of the oil spill off Nigeria and features quote by John

OWNI - SkyTruthiness: Ecological Disasters From Above (English version) http://owni.eu/2011/07/22/skytruthiness-ecological-disasters-from-above/ Features interview with John

Scientific American - Gulf Oil Spill Tracker http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/project.cfm?id=gulf-oil-spill-tracker Features the Gulf Oil Spill Tracker

Significance Magazine - Deepwater Disaster: How the Oil Spill Estimates Got It Wrong http://ocean.fsu.edu/faculty/macdonald/pubs/macdonald_significance_2010.pdf Article written by Dr. Ian MacDonald, references John Amos and SkyTruth

Tallahassee News Examiner – New Oil Slick Appears in Gulf of Mexico Near Site of Former Deepwater Horizon http://www.examiner.com/environmental-news-in-tallahassee/new-oil-slick-appears-gulf-of- mexico-near-site-of-former-deepwater-horizon Features quotes from SkyTruth’s blog of 5/11

Washington Post – When it Comes To Offshore Drilling, Still Treading in Deep Water http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/when-it-comes-to-offshore-drilling-still-treading-in- deep-water/2011/04/15/AFWrB5qD_story.html Mentions SkyTruth’s estimates of recent Anglo-Suisse oil spill: “Looking at satellite photos, John Amos, a geologist who runs a blog called Sky Truth, calculated that the slick was not four gallons but no less than 640,728 gallons.”

Washington Post – Oil spill: Revisiting the Well from Hell http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/achenblog/post/oil-spill-revisiting-the-well-from- hell/2011/08/26/gIQAKYX5fJ_blog.html Features link to SkyTruth’s blog of 8/18 and to an AP story that featured SkyTruth on 7/10/10

Washington Post – Oil leak prompts Chevron to halt well-drilling off Brazil’s coast http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/oil-leak-prompts-chevron-to-halt-well- drilling-off-brazils-coast/2011/11/15/gIQAqVkcPN_story.html Discusses SkyTruth’s analysis of Chevron’s oil spill with quotes

West Virginia Public Broadcasting – SkyTruth Expands, Offers Marcellus Drilling Data http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=22364 Radio interview with John and Paul Link to full interview: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17278551/1027Skytruth.mp3

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Station – This Week In West Virginia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T-S56LZhRs Features 3 minute segment on SkyTruth focusing on Marcellus Shale Drilling

Wired Science – Gulf Oil Shouldn’t Spill Beneath the Radar http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/satellites-gulf-oil-spills/ Features interview with John

Wired Science – Nigeria Oil Spill Raises Concerns About New Drilling Tech http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/nigeria-oil-spill/ Interview with John and image by SkyTruth