{"product_id":"9780262015837","title":"Blowout in the Gulf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how a chain of failures, missteps, and bad decisions led to America's biggest environmental disaster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 20, 2010, the gigantic drilling rig\u003ci\u003e Deepwater Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven crew members and causing a massive eruption of oil from BP's Macondo well. For months, oil gushed into the Gulf, spreading death and destruction. Americans watched real-time video of the huge column of oil and gas spewing from the obviously failed “blowout preventer.” What was missing, though, was the larger story of this disaster. In \u003ci\u003eBlowout in the Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e, energy experts William Freudenburg and Robert Gramling explain both the disaster and the decisions that led up to it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlowout in the Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a fascinating narrative of failures, missteps, and bad decisions, explaining why this oil spill was a disaster waiting to happen—and how making better energy choices will help prevent others like it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William R. Freudenburg","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Cloth over boards","offer_id":52990937792672,"sku":"9780262015837","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ce5433ca-63c6-4b74-ae91-973d0559b3e9.jpg?v=1761769102","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780262015837","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}