Old drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico house a surprising bounty, if we can figure out how to preserve them safely.
Hundreds of miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, an oil rig creaks and sways. It’s been fixed in place for decades and is reaching the end of its working lifespan. Rising 20 stories above the ocean surface, its windswept surfaces are barren and desolate. But underwater, the landscape couldn’t be more different More…
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Breaking our plastic habit
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