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“Oil in Troubled Waters” is public forum on oil spill

The worsening deepwater oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico coast is the topic of a public briefing and discussion Tuesday (May 18) at 10 a.m. Watch a live webcast of the forum on the Energy Institute Web site.

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The worsening deepwater oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico coast is the topic of a public briefing and discussion Tuesday (May 18) at 10 a.m.

Watch a live webcast of the briefing online.

Sponsored by the Energy Institute, the briefing, titled “Oil in Troubled Waters,” features leading university experts in areas of petroleum engineering, environment, public policy, law and geosciences, including Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, director of the Energy Institute. The discussion will be moderated by Robert Hutchings, dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

Read more about the public briefing online.