A SEA IN FLAMES: THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL BLOWOUT (OLD TITLE: BLOWOUT)

Book ID/图书代码： 06840010B38040

English Summary/英文概要： In a book about the BP disaster that only the multiple award winning MacArthur Genius Grant Winner and head of the Blue Ocean Institute could write, Carl Safina’s BLOWOUT provides us with the definitive book about the short- and long-term repercussions of this century’s Chernobyl. The Gulf of Mexico oil blowout is, in many ways, the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history. In this account of the first months of the BP oil spill, Safina discusses the events that caused the explosion, the habitats affected by the spill, the wildlife directly harmed, the deregulatory mood of the U.S. that has turned the government from protector of public interest to protector of corporate greed, the government closures of fisheries, the obstruction of public access, the staggering economic and social losses, and what must be learned to prevent an oil spill like this from happening again.

Safina weaves unfolding news accounts with the events he experienced firsthand, creating a simulacrum of the chaos accompanying big oil’s Chernobyl. His narration conveys the stunned reactions, the confusion, the anger, the hypocrisy, and the grief the catastrophic spill has garnered. BLOWOUT is a medium through which to better understand the BP oil spill, why it occurred, and what will come after.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 麥克阿瑟獎、布洛斯自然獎與古根漢獎得主、知名海洋科學家沙芬納明年新作-->聚焦美國墨西哥灣漏油事件

美國墨西哥灣漏油事件不是全球第一起，但引起的風暴與討論絕對是全球史上首見
曾榮獲麥克阿瑟獎、布洛斯自然獎與古根漢獎的知名海洋科學家沙芬納〈國內已出版「海洋之歌──全球海洋生態發現之旅」SONG FOR THE BLUE OCEAN: http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/booksfile.php?item=0010006885〉，在本書中將憑藉他對海洋與自然生態的長久觀察與知識，對此次漏油事件的源頭與事情發生後數月來的情勢發展，提供全面且精要的第一手描述與剖析

曾榮獲包含麥克阿瑟獎等多項獎項的海洋科學家沙芬納，在本書中將憑藉他對海洋與自然生態的長久觀察與專業，對此次漏油事件的源頭與事情發生後數月來的情勢發展，提供全面且精要的第一手觀察與剖析。〈這部份大概約150頁〉。
另外，作者在本書中也會採訪當地各行業居民，細述此事件發生後對其生活造成的實質衝擊。
作者在本書中預計將涵蓋的內容，包含：
*此次漏油事件的源頭肇因
*過去30年來美國在立法與執法上的輕忽與不足
*生態棲息地〈包含溼地、珊瑚礁與開放水域〉
*對墨西哥灣當地自然生態造成的傷害
*政府關閉當地漁業捕撈
*經濟與社會損失
*如何預防類似事件再次上演(Kate Cheng)

Awards/获奖情况：沙芬納接受美國各大媒體採訪，對漏油事件發表評論：
Carl Safina’s opinion piece article for CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/06/03/safina.gulf.wildlife.impact/index.html
Video of Carl Safina’s interview on NBC: http://bit.ly/9ZEUg1
Video of Carl Safina’s interview on PBS’s Need to Know: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/big-oils-chernobyl/1298/
Video of Carl Safina’s TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/carl_safina_the_oil_spill_s_unseen_culprits_victims.html
Video of Carl Safina’s interview on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/312631/june-15-2010/carl-safina
YouTube video of Carl Safina’s flight over the Gulf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBPIPWqOziw

作者曾榮獲獎項
**2000 MacArthur Award Winner ** 麥克阿瑟獎得主
**2000 Lannan Literary Award Winner**萊南文學獎
**2003 John Burroughs Award**布洛斯自然獎
**2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award Winner**古根漢獎金

美國藍色海洋研究所的領導者沙芬納（Carl Safina）表示：「由於許多捕撈黑鮪魚的漁夫注意到黑鮪魚數量的下降，因而在1960年代促成ICCAT的成立，不過從它開始運作至今，黑鮪魚族群仍 不斷下降。」(http://210.240.85.134/xoops2/modules/smartsection/print.php?itemid=279)

Overview
The Gulf of Mexico oil blowout is, in many ways, the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history.
What I’d like to accomplish with this book is to produce a quick, rather brief account of the first months of the oil blowout. This would aim to be the most readable early account, in perhaps 150 book pages. A definitive text will have to wait for the science and sociology to look back on years of aftermath.
There will be numerous books on this event. I’m guessing most will seek to delve deep into BP and the Obama administration. They will see this as a political news story. I would seek to carve a separate niche. I see this as several things that are different. One, I have an eye and an orientation toward the natural system and wildlife that is unusual among the people covering this story as news. Two, I would weave in accounts of several people whose lives will be changing in coming months. Three, I would focus on context; this is a colossal failure of preparedness.
“Written in a clear, conversational style...Readers will find the book accessible and agreeable...An insightful work.” --The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice

About the Author/作者介绍： 卡爾‧沙芬納（Carl Safina）畢生親近海洋，是漁夫，也是海鳥科學家，提倡復原海洋資源和生命力不遺餘力，曾獲普烏慈善基金會「保育暨環境學人獎」。 他曾服務於「中大西洋漁業管理委員會」，並曾擔任「史密生協會」的「海洋星球」顧問委員，以及「世界保育聯盟」的「鯊魚專家小組」成員。 　一九九○年，沙芬納在「美國奧杜邦協會」成立「活海洋計畫」，並擔任計畫主任。 目前他住在紐約，是耶魯大學副教授。
作者網站：
http://carlsafina.org/
www.blueoceaninstitute.org

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