New Topics New College - “Deepwater Horizon: What Happened, Why and Where Do We Go From Here?”

Frank Alcock, Political Science Professor, New College

 It’s been little more than a year since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What really happened, and why?  How do we minimize future risks?  Associate Professor of Political Science Frank Alcock, recently returned from a Senior Fulbright fellowship in New Zealand where he studied that country’s climate policies, will discuss the technical and ecological dimensions of the disaster, the regulatory context that allowed it to happen and the broader implications for offshore drilling activity and U.S. energy policy.

For reservations and information, call or order online. Series tickets are $75, and individual lectures are $15, with net proceeds funding scholarships and other resources for New College students.