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In this episode, "Heatwaves of Change" delves into the greasy truths surrounding the oil and gas industry. We explore the use of oil and gas in the United States, and confront the health and climate consequences that come with it. Additionally, we dissect the largest oil spill in American history - the BP Gulf spill. Season 2 of "Heatwaves of Change" is a journey into the impact of misinformation and disinformation on our world. In this investigative journalism podcast, we expose the political influence held by the oil and gas industry and unravel the web of misinformation surrounding it. Upcoming episodes will delve into climate refugees, Colorado wildfires, and Indigenous land rights. With each installment, we'll peel back the layers of mis and disinformation, offering truth on these urgent issues.
This week on the conversation a real treat as Professor Andrew Hopkins joins the conversation. One of my favourite authors and one of those people who I never thought I would have the opportunity to talk to, this conversation is one of the highlights of the show so far. I know you will enjoy it, I know you will learn from it, and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Andrew was an expert witness at the Royal Commission into the 1998 Exxon gas plant explosion near Melbourne. He was a consultant to the US Chemical Safety Board in its investigation of the BP Texas City Refinery disaster of 2005, and also for its investigation into the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. He has written books about these accidents as well as books on the Moura, Gretley, and Grosvenor coal mine disasters. Over 100,000 copies of his book have been sold. He has been involved in reviews of Work Health and Safety regulation and regulators and has done consultancy work for major companies in the mining, petroleum, chemical and electrical industries, as well as for Defence. He speaks regularly to audiences around the world about the human and organisational causes of major accidents. • BSc and MA (Sociology) from Australian National University, PhD (Sociology) from the University of Connecticut. • Winner of the 2008 European Process Safety Centre safety award, the first in time it was awarded to someone outside Europe. • Honorary fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to process safety and to the analysis of process safety related incidents” • Life member of the Australian Institute of Health and Safe and recipient of its highest award for “lifetime achievement”. • Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of his “distinguished service to industrial safety and accident analysis” • Member of the advisory board of NOPSEMA – the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Books by Professor Hopkins: Making Safety Work (Allen & Unwin, 1995) Managing Major Hazards: The Moura Mine Disaster, (Allen & Unwin, 1999) Lessons from Longford: The Esso Gas Plant Explosion (CCH, 2000) Lessons from Longford: The Trial. (CCH, 2002) Safety, Culture and Risk (CCH, 2005) Lessons from Gretley: Mindful Leadership and the Law, (CCH, 2007) Learning from High Reliability Organisations (CCH, 2009). Edited Failure to Learn: the BP Texas City Refinery Disaster (CCH, 2008) Disastrous Decisions: Human and Organisational Causes of the Gulf of Mexico Blowout (CCH 2012) Nightmare Pipeline Failures: Fantasy planning, black swans and integrity management. (CCH 2014) with Jan Hayes Risky Rewards: The Effect of Company Bonuses on Safety (Ashgate,London,2015) with Sarah Maslen Quiet Outrage: The Way of a Sociologist (CCH: Sydney, 2016) Organising for Safety: How Structure Creates Culture. (CCH Sydney, 2019) Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform (CCH, Sydney, 2021), with Deanna Kemp Sacrificing Safety: Lessons for Chief Executives (CCH Sydney, 2022) Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Carol Stewart is an in-demand expert and innovative educator who has helped hundreds of people understand the consequences of corporate behavior through seminars, speeches and in the classroom. With over 20 years experience as a public speaker, corporate trainer and educator, and a doctorate in Communication from Regent University, Carol is widely considered an authority on crisis communication. She provides her audience with a unique perspective on real life crises and encourages critical thinking and opportunities for change. Her dissertation, "Lessons Learned: How JetBlue Airways Used Apologia and New Media to Survive a Crisis: A Case Study" looked at JetBlue's various stakeholders and how every decision JetBlue made impacted one of the stakeholders in some capacity. The case study also looked at the effectiveness of new media in a crisis. - www.drcarolstewart.com ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************
Dr. Carol Stewart is an in-demand expert and innovative educator who has helped hundreds of people understand the consequences of corporate behavior through seminars, speeches and in the classroom. With over 20 years experience as a public speaker, corporate trainer and educator, and a doctorate in Communication from Regent University, Carol is widely considered an authority on crisis communication. She provides her audience with a unique perspective on real life crises and encourages critical thinking and opportunities for change. Her dissertation, "Lessons Learned: How JetBlue Airways Used Apologia and New Media to Survive a Crisis: A Case Study" looked at JetBlue's various stakeholders and how every decision JetBlue made impacted one of the stakeholders in some capacity. The case study also looked at the effectiveness of new media in a crisis. - www.drcarolstewart.com ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************
Dr. Carol Stewart is an in-demand expert and innovative educator who has helped hundreds of people understand the consequences of corporate behavior through seminars, speeches and in the classroom. With over 20 years experience as a public speaker, corporate trainer and educator, and a doctorate in Communication from Regent University, Carol is widely considered an authority on crisis communication. She provides her audience with a unique perspective on real life crises and encourages critical thinking and opportunities for change. Her dissertation, "Lessons Learned: How JetBlue Airways Used Apologia and New Media to Survive a Crisis: A Case Study" looked at JetBlue's various stakeholders and how every decision JetBlue made impacted one of the stakeholders in some capacity. The case study also looked at the effectiveness of new media in a crisis. - www.drcarolstewart.com******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************
Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger was appointed in 2015 by President Obama to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a position he held until January 2017. Prior to this he enjoyed a distinguished 34-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as the 29th Vice Commandant, the head of Coast Guard global operations, and most notably as the Deputy National Incident Commander for the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill, the largest and most complex in U.S. history. He is a recognized expert in national security, in complex adaptive leadership, and in crisis leadership and management. His transformation of the TSA led to his being named one of the 25 most influential business travel executives of 2016 by Business Travel News. He is President of Neffenger Consulting, LLC, an independent consulting firm; is Chairman of the U.S. Board of Directors for Smartmatic Corporation, the world’s largest election security technology company; serves on numerous advisory boards; is a member of the Baldwin Wallace University Board of Trustees; holds an MPA from Harvard University; an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College; an MA in Business Management from Central Michigan University, and a BA from Baldwin Wallace University. He is a twotime recipient of the Department of Homeland Security’s Distinguished Service Medal and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, and a Distinguished Fellow and Instructor in Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint venture of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Constance Jones is a two-time Emmy-nominated TV News Anchor & Reporter who recently worked at WAGA-TV/ FOX 5 Atlanta. Before her stint in Georgia, Constance was at WPLG-TV in Miami for 9 years, where she was an anchor/reporter for several years. Constance has covered life-changing events, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, President Obama's election campaign, the BP Gulf oil spill, along with devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and ice storms. She has extensive live and breaking news reporting experience. Constance has been honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Science, the Texas Associated Press, and the National Association of Black Journalists for Excellence in News Reporting. She was recently featured as Miami's Top 40 under 40 Leaders of Tomorrow in the Miami Herald. She has worked in several television markets, including New York City, Oklahoma City and Houston. Constance has also worked with veteran Dan Rather with the CBS Evening News. Her career started while she was producing and hosting videos at Educational Video Network. She also spent time anchoring and reporting at KETK-TV in Texas & KOCO-TV in Oklahoma. Constance was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and spent most of her childhood overseas. She also spent time in Timisoara, Romania. Constance is a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themichaelcalderinshow/message
Unusual adrenal and lung conditions seen in dead dolphins in the months after the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill point to the oil as the cause. Steve Mirsky reports
Unusual adrenal and lung conditions seen in dead dolphins in the months after the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill point to the oil as the cause. Steve Mirsky reports
Gregory V. Button, Ph.D. ,Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Button's research focuses on disasters as well as on scientific uncertainty. I have conducted in—depth research on several major disasters including Love Canal, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, the 1993 Mississippi Flood, the Hanta Virus outbreak of 1993, ground water contamination in Woburn, MA, Hurricane Katrina, the TVA ash spill in Kingston, TN, the BP Gulf oil spill, and the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan
This show is dedicated to: Capt. James Michael Steel, 29, of Tampa, Fla., died April 3 in the crash of an F-16 near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Defending the Republic with Annie "The Radio Chick" and "Cool" Mike is an ongoing discussion of recent events, issues and the upcoming elections. Special Guest: Robyn Walensky. Robyn's veteran news career has included extensive coverage of crime, terrorism, politics and other breaking news and spanned more than 20 years on both radio and television. She's also the published co-author of Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report 9-11-01 reporting extensively on both the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 and the 9/11 attacks on New York in 2001. In addition to these memorable headlines, Robyn has been at the center of covering some of the last decade's biggest stories, including the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, the shootings at Virginia Tech University, the BP Gulf oil spill, OJ Simpson's arrest and theft conviction in Las Vegas and extensive political coverage from the presidential campaign trail and political conventions since 1992. It's a battle of Conservative values and principles in defense of our Republic! You never know what we'll talk about: conservative, constitution, freedom, liberty, obama, tea party, gun control, republican, libertarian, stop white guilt, word
The 263rd edition of America's Debate Radio with Mike and Jaime. During the first hour, we discussed the recent budget debates, President Obama's approval ratings, and income tax day. During the second and third hours, we spoke with 4 callers and discussed the US tax system, tariffs, the one year anniversary of the BP Gulf oil disaster, education costs, and the Libyan civil war. We welcome your feedback! Have your email read on the air-- click here to use the email form. Or, call 888.DEBATE.5 now and leave a message-- we'll play it on the next show. Thanks for listening!
The future of offshore oil drilling in the wake of the investigation of the BP Gulf spill. Can Grand Rapids and Kent County become one? And President Obama changes directions on gay marriage on this week's Talking Michigan Politics podcast.
The next episode of FIR Live will look at the communication efforts surrounding the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill—the worst in U.S. history. Our guests are…* Gerald Baron, who authors the Crisisblogger blog and wrote “Now is Too Late 2,” one of the best books available on crisis communication in the digital era. Gerald is a founder and Director of Strategic Services for PIER (Public Information Emergency Response) Systems, a crisis communication technology solution. (PIER Systems was used by BP during the Gulf spill crisis.) Most recently, Gerald wrote the white paper, “Unending Flow: Case Study on Communications in the Gulf Oil Spill.* Neil Chapman, a BP communicator, was part of BP’s communications response team for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He has been on the communications front line for controversial industrial projects, company takeovers, trading scandals and lobbying campaigns. Neil was the subject of an FIR interview with co-host Neville Hobson earlier this year.The show—which you’re encouraged to be part of by calling in or participating in the live chat room—is set for Saturday, December 11, at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. London.As always with FIR Live, you can be part of the discussion by calling in to +1.347.324.3723 to ask a question or share your views, or by commenting in the chat room.On the day of the show, you’ll need to log in to BlogTalk Radio in order to participate in the chat room.Join us—your questions will ensure that this will be a fascinating conversation!“Unending Flow” is available for download as a PDF (free) or as a Kindle ebook (for $6.99) after completing a brief form:http://www.piersystems.com/go/survey/1533/4615
The next episode of FIR Live will look at the communication efforts surrounding the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill—the worst in U.S. history. Our guests are…* Gerald Baron, who authors the Crisisblogger blog and wrote “Now is Too Late 2,” one of the best books available on crisis communication in the digital era. Gerald is a founder and Director of Strategic Services for PIER (Public Information Emergency Response) Systems, a crisis communication technology solution. (PIER Systems was used by BP during the Gulf spill crisis.) Most recently, Gerald wrote the white paper, “Unending Flow: Case Study on Communications in the Gulf Oil Spill.* Neil Chapman, a BP communicator, was part of BP’s communications response team for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He has been on the communications front line for controversial industrial projects, company takeovers, trading scandals and lobbying campaigns. Neil was the subject of an FIR interview with co-host Neville Hobson earlier this year.The show—which you’re encouraged to be part of by calling in or participating in the live chat room—is set for Saturday, December 11, at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. London.As always with FIR Live, you can be part of the discussion by calling in to +1.347.324.3723 to ask a question or share your views, or by commenting in the chat room.On the day of the show, you’ll need to log in to BlogTalk Radio in order to participate in the chat room.Join us—your questions will ensure that this will be a fascinating conversation!“Unending Flow” is available for download as a PDF (free) or as a Kindle ebook (for $6.99) after completing a brief form:http://www.piersystems.com/go/survey/1533/4615
Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco will be joined by Howard Smith, a Wealth Advisor and Estate Planning Consultant. They will discuss: •The BP Gulf crisis and its impact on your finances, and •The truth about the economic recovery apart from all the politics, and how it will affect you. Rinaldo and Howard will also do: •A special feature on investing in commodities, and •A "Lightning Round," a series of quick insights and comments on major asset classes, covering matters such as bonds, the dollar, energy, and real estate.
PA Podcast 004: Free Gaza Flotilla and BP Gulf Oil Spill
Welcome to this Maritime Executive Magazine (the business journal for Maritime Executives) podcast and Coracle Online This podcast is produced in association with sponsors ShipServ This podcast gives at A Review of Safety Management in the Offshore Drilling Industry (in relation to the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) You can read the article on Maritime Executive here You can follow the latest on situation from Twitter here