On April 20, 2010, communities throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States were devastated by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, a state-of-the-art, offshore oil rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed eleven of 126 rig crewmembers and injured many more, setting off a fireball that was seen 35 miles away. After burning for two days, the Deepwater Horizon sank, causing the largest offshore oil spill in American history. The spill flowed unabated for almost three months, dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean, shutting down the local fishing industry, polluting the fragile ecosystem, and raising serious questions about the safety of continued deep-water offshore drilling.
The Brower Center and Earth Island Journal present a documentary exploring the long-term effects of the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This story has already faded for many, but Director Margaret Brown brings it back to life as she travels to small towns and major cities across Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas to explore the fallout for humans and the environment they depend on. Through a series of interviews with Southerners still haunted by the disaster, audiences are invited to see through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.
The film will be followed by discussion among three journalists who have covered the energy industry for years. Abrahm Lustgarten is an investigative journalist with ProPublica. He was one of the first US reporters to dive deeply into the energy industry’s fracking for natural gas, coverage that won him a George Polk Award. He’s the author of Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Antonia Juhasz has written about the oil and gas industry for Rolling Stone, Harper’s and The New York Times, among many other publications. She is the author of Black Tide and The Tyranny of Oil. Jason Mark is editor of Earth Island Journal. His writings on the environment have also appeared in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com, among other publications.
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The Brower Center and Earth Island Journal present a documentary exploring the long-term effects of the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This story has already faded for many, but Director Margaret Brown brings it back to life as she travels to small towns and major cities across Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas to explore the fallout for humans and the environment they depend on. Through a series of interviews with Southerners still haunted by the disaster, audiences are invited to see through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.
The film will be followed by discussion among three journalists who have covered the energy industry for years. Abrahm Lustgarten is an investigative journalist with ProPublica. He was one of the first US reporters to dive deeply into the energy industry’s fracking for natural gas, coverage that won him a George Polk Award. He’s the author of Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Antonia Juhasz has written about the oil and gas industry for Rolling Stone, Harper’s and The New York Times, among many other publications. She is the author of Black Tide and The Tyranny of Oil. Jason Mark is editor of Earth Island Journal. His writings on the environment have also appeared in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com, among other publications.
On April 20, 2010, communities throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States were devastated by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, a state-of-the-art, offshore oil rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed eleven of 126 rig crewmembers and injured many more, setting off a fireball that was seen 35 miles away. After burning for two days, the Deepwater Horizon sank, causing the largest offshore oil spill in American history. The spill flowed unabated for almost three months, dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean, shutting down the local fishing industry, polluting the fragile ecosystem, and raising serious questions about the safety of continued deep-water offshore drilling.
The Brower Center and Earth Island Journal present a documentary exploring the long-term effects of the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This story has already faded for many, but Director Margaret Brown brings it back to life as she travels to small towns and major cities across Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas to explore the fallout for humans and the environment they depend on. Through a series of interviews with Southerners still haunted by the disaster, audiences are invited to see through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.
The film will be followed by discussion among three journalists who have covered the energy industry for years. Abrahm Lustgarten is an investigative journalist with ProPublica. He was one of the first US reporters to dive deeply into the energy industry’s fracking for natural gas, coverage that won him a George Polk Award. He’s the author of Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Antonia Juhasz has written about the oil and gas industry for Rolling Stone, Harper’s and The New York Times, among many other publications. She is the author of Black Tide and The Tyranny of Oil. Jason Mark is editor of Earth Island Journal. His writings on the environment have also appeared in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com, among other publications.
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The Brower Center and Earth Island Journal present a documentary exploring the long-term effects of the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This story has already faded for many, but Director Margaret Brown brings it back to life as she travels to small towns and major cities across Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas to explore the fallout for humans and the environment they depend on. Through a series of interviews with Southerners still haunted by the disaster, audiences are invited to see through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.
The film will be followed by discussion among three journalists who have covered the energy industry for years. Abrahm Lustgarten is an investigative journalist with ProPublica. He was one of the first US reporters to dive deeply into the energy industry’s fracking for natural gas, coverage that won him a George Polk Award. He’s the author of Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Antonia Juhasz has written about the oil and gas industry for Rolling Stone, Harper’s and The New York Times, among many other publications. She is the author of Black Tide and The Tyranny of Oil. Jason Mark is editor of Earth Island Journal. His writings on the environment have also appeared in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com, among other publications.
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