Dispatches from the Gulf

10/24/2024

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02/01/2021

Even though the snowstorm is a pain, it's worth it so our Pandas can have some fun.

Jan. 31, 2021 | Slides, somersaults and pure panda joy. Happy snow day from giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian! . . . Watch them on the Giant Panda Cam: h...

03/17/2020

While you are sheltering in place during the coronavirus outbreak, check out these two films that are screening in the DC Environmental Film Festival Online Edition through March 31:

** Full length documentary “Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years After Deepwater Horizon” (https://dceff.org/film/dispatches-from-the-gulf-3/)

** The short film “The Dolphins of Barataria Bay” (https://dceff.org/film/dolphins-of-barataria-bay/)
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Most of all, keep healthy and safe during these stressful times.

Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? As the 10th anniversary of the disaster approaches, an international team of scientists…

03/09/2020

Due to concerns related to COVID-19, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital is canceling all events scheduled for March 12-22, 2020.

Full statement: dceff.org/covid-19-and-dceff

03/05/2020

“Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?”
Join us at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital to answer this question with the world premiere of “Dispatches from the Gulf 3” – Narrated by Matt Damon.
Friday, March 20, 2020 at 7:00pm
The National Museum of Natural History – Baird Auditorium
Free Admission—Reservations Required (https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3610772/environmental-film-festivaldispatches-from-the-gulf-3-ten-years-after-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-washington-national-museum-of-natural-history)
There will be a post screening Q&A with the filmmakers Marilyn & Hal Weiner, Kirk Johnson (Sant Director of the National Museum of Natural History), Rita Colwell, (Former Director of the National Science Foundation), Charles Wilson (LSU), Antonietta Quigg (TAMU), Rachael Heuer (U of Miami), Steve Sempier (MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium).

WORLD PREMIERE The National Museum of Natural History and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) invite you to the world premiere of a Marilyn and Hal Weiner documentary Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill narrated by Matt Damon. Presented as part of t...

12/18/2019

Almost a decade after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, a major question still lingers: “What exactly is the current state of the Gulf of Mexico?" Find out.

12/18/2019

Almost a decade after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, a major question still lingers: “What exactly is the current state of the Gulf of Mexico?" Find out here: https://youtu.be/aA8eMnd1ngo

12/11/2019

"Dreams can come true." Scientists discuss the daily joys of working in the specific concentrations they love and how their wonderment keeps them motivated. https://youtu.be/uIMV28PZ-Tc

"Dreams can come true." Scientists discuss the daily joys of working in the specific concentrations they love and how their wonderment keeps them motivated. ...

12/04/2019

Female scientists talk about finding success in the (still mostly) male-dominated field of marine biology and the need to get more women involved in science. These role models are leading by example. https://youtu.be/XzxObe_QYgM

11/20/2019

As the mission continues, the researchers are being tossed around by rough seas. They call in air support to give them a better idea of their forecast. Fortunately, the weather turns and the team is able to deploy the drifters. Their goal is to predict where the wind, waves, and currents of the Gulf would take surface oil after a major spill.

11/20/2019

A team of scientists embark on a unique mission to better understand the world’s oceans. Two large research vessels hold more than 1,000 devices called drifters that are thrown overboard to capture data on ocean currents. But the weather has other plans…

11/06/2019

John Farrington, dean emeritus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, found his passion for science early: During his childhood in "The Whaling City," New Bedford, Massachusetts, he developed a fascination with the work of Marie Curie, which intersected with a reverence for the fishing legacy of his hometown. Ultimately, Dr. Farrington earned his doctorate in oceanography at the University of Rhode Island and has spent his career researching organic chemicals in marine environments.