It's pretty scary, said spectator Haley Dunleavy.
So far, 4,000 bird carcasses have been recovered in the Gulf of Mexico. More recently, scientists found damage to deep-sea coral several miles from the site of BP's blown-out well.
It's not one cause, it's not two, it's a string of probably 20 failures both human error and equipment malfunction, but also government malfeasance, and government oversight was totally ineffective, Steiner said. We may fix the exact causes of the Deepwater Horizon, but we may miss the other one hundred ways these things can happen.
Among those causes, Steiner says the Deepwater Horizon's cement barrier was ineffective, its blowout preventer had a dead battery and the design contributed to the cause. An emergency-disconnect system also failed.
Steiner says his study shows that Alaska is still not ready for offshore drilling. Federal officials are currently enforcing an Arctic drilling moratorium set in place after the Gulf spill, despite a lawsuit from the State of Alaska.
Take that lesson and apply it to our situation in Alaska, Steiner said. And when we make decisions on drilling in offshore, let's do so with complete information: honestly, transparently and with great government buy-in and industry being more honest.
Sunday's event offered some answers to what may have caused such a devastating spill but questions remain on how one might be prevented in the future.
Steiner says he has given his presentation at several universities, as well as a keynote speech for a gathering of Gulf region non-governmental organizations last month.
Contact Christine Kim at ckim[@]ktuu.com
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