In this WATE-TV video feature and article, UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button discusses environmental and social impacts of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Button acts as an informal adviser to Senate committees investigating the spill, and has studied other disasters including the Exxon-Valdez oil spill
In an op-ed for the News Sentinel, UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button discusses the problem of assuming our technological and monetary powers can repair any damage inflicted by a technological disasters.
In this News Sentinel article, UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button applies his expertise from previous oil spills and disasters — including the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 and the collapse of a storage tank at a Murphy Oil USA refinery during Hurricane Katrina — to assess the oil
The News Sentinel looks back at the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 and two locals who participated in the clean up efforts, including UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button.
This feature from online magazine www.theRoot.com features UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button discussing BP’s $20 billion escrow account through which legitimate claims of damages resulting from the Gulf oil spill would be paid.
This WBIR-TV story features UT Knoxville anthropology professor and crisis and risk expert Gregory Button, who is traveling to the Gulf Coast to conduct research on the impact of the Deepwater Horizons oil spill.
On April 20th, British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform exploded. WUOT 91.9 FM’s Chrissy Keuper spoke with UT Knoxville professor Gregory Button, who studies environmental disasters and recovery, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.