Send us a text

It might be a few days late, but not more than $70 billion short.

In part two of the Deepwater Horizon dumpster fire, Ed describes the ecological, economical, and legal fallout from the Deepwater Horizon explosion back on April 20, 2010. The explosion itself cost the lives of 11 me, which unto itself an unmitigated tragedy that will affect generations to come.

However, when the drill rig buckled and sank two days later, an underwater oil geyser developed that spewed up to 210,000 gallons of crude oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico.

This resulted in the largest ecological disaster in American history, and the results of this disaster are still around today.

Ed will break down what happened shortly after the explosion, how the massive oil leak was eventually contained, the impact the oil spill had on the ecology and economy of the coast lines of the Gulf of Mexico, the ramifications that followed suit against the companies involved, and perhaps what just caused the problem to begin with.

For more details, head on over to the the Daysdumpsterfire.com!

If you find this episode interesting, check out the below suggestions for your watery dumpster fire itch:

Episode 27. First Oil Spill Disaster (the Torrey Canyon Incident)

Episode 37. The Transatlantic Telegraph

Episode 46. Byford Dolphin Incident

Hey before you go!

If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

Check us out on the ol Instagrams!
https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/