Lessons from the Gulf Oil Crisis
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A discussion on the Gulf oil crisis between Tulane University President Scott Cowen and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. All eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico as we watch and wait for some good news from this seemingly endless oil spill that has become by far the nation's largest, and ranks among the worst environmental disasters in American history. The spill symbolizes our heavy dependence on oil and the increasing risks we take to power our modern economy. Nature's economy in the Gulf has been traded for a human economy based on fossil fuels. What prospects and plans are there to rehabilitate the coast, fisheries, and people of the region? How can we realistically move ourselves away from risky and environmentally damaging energy choices?

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