Selected Research
Below are research links related to issues illuminated in the play. Additional curated dramaturgical research links will be made available to each venue presenting the reading for further illumination and discussion.
For Actors---Testimonials about Health Problems from BP Oil Spill
For the latest articles reported from the Times-Picayune: http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/
"Come and see for yourselves": My remarks at the BP shareholder meeting"
Human Health effects on Gulf region residents from Nalco Corexit dispersant:
Spill Commission Concludes Dispersants Are an Acceptable 'Tradeoff'
“We’re poisoned, we’re sick” – report from the Gulf by Dahr Jamail
Ex BP cleanup worker speaks: people are sick and dying in the Gulf
Health concerns persist over Gulf coast oil spill – Al Jazeera
Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Report Mysterious Illnesses Year After Disaster
FloridaOilSpillLaw.com "Health Effects"
When a Community is Sick: Gulf Coast Illnesses One Year after the BP Oil Spill
Unprecedented use of dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico – a ‘draconian experiment’ making people sick
Damage to Ocean: Oil at Sea Floor:
BP’s oil: still causing trouble in the Gulf
The Gulf: one year later (2011):
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
BP oil spill: The environmental impact one year on
The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later: How Healthy Is the Gulf Now?
A year after Gulf oil spill, Congress is still sitting on its hands
BP wins first Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling permit since Deepwater Horizon disaster
Democracy Now! Interview on the Anniversary of BP Oil Spill
BP Oil May be Resurfacing as result of Hurricane Issac
Lawsuits and legal issues:
BP Oil Spill Lawsuits and Legal Issues
Justice Dept charges "gross negligence" by BP Gulf oil spill
The year of impact (2010):
The Big Picture: Oil spill approaches Louisiana coast
BP oil spill: death and devastation – and it's just the start
United Houma Nation: Gulf Oil Spill - 2010