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Internal medicine training programs in hospitals have what are called morbidity and mortality conferences—known as M&Ms. The reviews usually take place after unexpectedly poor patient outcomes—like deaths, for instance—and investigate what medical errors might have been made that contributed to the failure. M&Ms are dreaded by medical residents—imagine the worst job review you’ve ever had, [...]
I’m finishing up the Energy Innovations 2010 conference in Washington, of which more later today, but I wanted to note the news that the U.S. Justice Department has decided to sue BP and a number of other companies over this summer’s oil spill in the Gulf. From Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement today: We intend [...]
It’s only been seven months since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began, but doesn’t it feel so much longer? Maybe it’s the accelerated pace of modern media, which I attribute to Politico, Twitter or too easy access to Monster energy drinks. The offshore drilling industry is still complaining about government attempts at regulation—even though the [...]
[Update 10/29/10: Halliburton has responded to the commission's report—and unsurprisingly, the company deflects the blame and places the responsibility back on BP's shoulders. Halliburton questioned the commission's tests, arguing that the panel's investigators used a different cement mixture than the one that eventually went into the Macondo well. Halliburton also says that the a sample [...]
