Lessons from Deep Water Horizon

The environmental disaster that followed the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico produced enough questions for a thousand blogs. The topics are almost endless. Should the blowout put a halt to offshore drilling, or trigger tougher government regulations? Should it spawn a greater commitment to alternative energy? Is it time for a major revival of nuclear technology? And what about the design of offshore rigs? What changes are needed to prevent or cap blowouts? How do you rate the performance of remotely-controlled subs and other technologies mobilized to mitigate ecological damages from the blowout?

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