Project Title: Troubled Waters: Change in Marine Oil Spill Prevention Regulations from 1969 to 2010
BASIS Advisor: Ms. May and Ms. Conyers
Internship Location: American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
Onsite Mentor: Airika Walker
Since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil drilling has moved into deeper waters. Drilling in deeper waters is more productive and profitable than drilling on the continental shelf but also has more risks due to the dangerous conditions of the drilling. Furthermore, it is vital for the government to learn from past disasters to help prevent future disasters. This project will attempt to determine how regulations to prevent and adequately respond to marine oil spills have evolved from 1969 to 2010 and the effectiveness of these regulations and the implications for the future. I will be working with Airika Walker at the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). AFPM is a trade association that represents many American fuel manufacturers. By working with AFPM.
My Posts
Week 10
May 22, 2022
This week was my last week at my internship. Unfortunately, there have been some COVID-19 cases at the office, so I had to work from home. I am in the process of finishing the final draft of my research paper and my presentation. I went to school to practice presenting my presentation and received feedback […]
Week 9
May 10, 2022
This week I have started working on my presentation. I have also started looking at the policies created when Ronald Reagan was president. Reagan was known for being against regulations and being pro-business, so it is no surprise that that behavior was applied to the oil industry and the environment. Before Reagan became president, the […]
Week 8
May 03, 2022
Hello! These past couple of weeks have not been very busy because most of the states that my mentor is assigned to are not in session. Next week I will be listening to another Republican Governors Association session. This week I continued to research the laws that were passed to encourage oil production and exploration. […]
Week 7
Apr 25, 2022
Hello! This week I had a webinar with the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. This session was called the Legislative Leaders Series. The Florida Senate Minority Leader, Lauren Book, was present in the session. She spoke about the work that Democrats work for during the Florida legislative session. She also spoke about the upcoming special session. […]
Week 6
Apr 18, 2022
Hello! A couple of weeks ago, I worked on a letter to Iowa State Senators on the Ways and Means committee about an E15 mandate that AFPM believed was not beneficial for consumers or retailers. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the EPA will issue an E15 waiver to allow E15 to be used […]
Week 5
Apr 11, 2022
Hello! This week was not very busy because the outreach team was away on business trips. My mentor gave me some work to do while she was away. On Monday and Tuesday, I updated the calendar and researched possible events. I was also invited to a webinar with the Democratic Governor’s Association. The Chief of […]
Week 4
Apr 03, 2022
Hello! This week at my internship was not very busy. I helped my mentor prepare a letter to some Iowa State Senators about an E15 mandate bill. The bill would require fuel retailers to sell E15. AFPM was allowed to submit comments on the bill. AFPM believe that the bill would cause supply challenges, increase […]
Week 3
Mar 27, 2022
On Monday, I had a meeting with the outreach team. Then, I collected the contact information of groups in the midwest for another outreach team member. On Tuesday, I researched what states have suspended their gas tax or are planning to suspend them. I found that both political parties are divided over whether to support […]
Week 2
Mar 19, 2022
Hello! This week was my second week at my internship. On Monday, I found and organized the contact information for the regional groups that my advisor works with. Then, I found all the upcoming events in those regional groups. On Tuesday, I met with another outreach team member at AFPM. I gathered and organized the […]
Week 1
Mar 11, 2022
Hello! This week I started my internship. On Monday, I met with my on-site advisor, Ms. Brunson. First, I received a cubicle, laptop, and email address. Next, I attended a staff meeting with Ms. Brunson’s team. In the meeting, we discussed an EPA law and the upcoming annual meeting for AFPM in New Orleans. My […]
Introduction Blog
Mar 11, 2022
Hello! My name is Annica Dubert. My project is on the change in government regulations to prevent and adequately respond to marine oil spills have evolved during the forty years between the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969 and the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 and the effectiveness of these government regulations. I will be […]