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In its January, 2011, The Presidential Commission Report on the April, 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill found that ultimate responsibility belonged to the British Petroleum (BP) Oil Company. Even so, there was ample blame to distribute, from BP, to its contractors, to the industry itself, and even to the American public’s insatiable, “Drill Baby Drill” lust for oil. In its recommendations, the commission recommends that all stakeholders engage in a wholesale re-thinking of the risk/ reward balance that has driven past practices, making “safety-first” more than just a motto. The Commission Report also recommends that the public be informed and involved.

Six recent books on the Gulf oil tragedy go a long way toward engaging the public in this dialog. They tell different stories about a horrific technological breakdown and the resulting ecological devastation, the ultimate results of which may not be known for several years. Just as the liabilities for this catastrophe are complex, so, too, are perspectives on what it all means.

World Demands for Oil Model

The world’s unquenchable thirst for energy has pushed oil companies into increasingly more remote terrains in order to tap new sources. According to William Freudenburg, an environmental studies professor, and Robert Gramling, a sociologist, the voracious demand compels oil companies to operate under the fallacy that enormous rewards justify risks that they hope can be managed. In Blowout in the Gulf: The BP Oil Spill Disaster and the Future of Energy in America (MIT Press, 12/2010), they contend that such thinking is flawed, and that, with Deepwater Horizon, BP’s luck essentially ran out.

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