House hearing at 2 pm on “Sizing up the BP Oil Spill: Science and Engineering Measuring Methods”

Memo to U.S. House:  It ain’t a “spill,” it’s an undersea volcano spewing 3 million gallons a day — two Exxon Valdezes a week.  That’s the point of this hearing.

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to watch the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, but you can today 2 pm edt– click here.

I definitely think it worth watching given who the witnesses are:

  • Steve Wereley, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • Richard Camilli, Associate Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Michael Freilich, Director of the Earth Science Division, NASA
  • Frank Muller-Karger, Professor of Biological Oceanography and Remote Sensing, University of South Florida
  • Werely has been all over the news and the source of many of the figures that I have cited — see Should you believe anything BP says?

    Finally, here’s a good piece from The Atlantic, “Why BP Won’t Measure the Oil Spill.”