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Horrific Injuries Linked to BP Dispersant Corexit

admin2 — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:29:36 +0000

Originally published on ReaderSupportedNews.org By Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service Exposure to chemical dispersants BP used in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill left a commercial diver with seizures, unable to walk and going blind – and two members of his dive team committed suicide, the man claims in Harris County Court. David Hogan and [...]

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Putting lessons in ocean technology into action

admin2 — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:54 +0000

Article originally published on Cordova Times. by - Cathy Pegau A few weeks ago, Paul Bednarz’s sixth graders were at the pool, but none of them got wet. No, they weren’t in the pool, their ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) were, performing a series of tasks to show how well they could maneuver and clean up a [...]

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High winds hamper N.J. oil spill cleanup

admin2 — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:21:28 +0000

Originally published on ABC. PAULSBORO, N.J. – February 25, 2012 (WPVI) – Wind gusts pushed oil fumes into the homes of Paulsboro residents, while cleanup crews battled high winds to contain the oil from Thursday’s spill at a New Jersey refinery. Saturday residents in Paulsboro, New Jersey and surrounding communities were staying indoors. Paulsboro is the [...]

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Gulf oil spill in numbers : A video

News — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:02:26 +0000

This is a great video infographic helping to put what oil was spilled in the Gulf into perspective. Reshared post from +Erica Walker Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.

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Northern BC oil spill: Coast Guard’s alleged ‘gone fishing’ response sparks outrage

admin2 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:09:44 +0000

Originally published by the Vancouver Observer. An oil spill reported in the Grenville Channel near Hartley Bay, BC this week has the local Gitga’at Nation worried about the health of their fish. But apparently those concerns weren’t shared by Coast Guard staff sent to respond to the spill, who residents caught on video fishing from their boat [...]

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Large oil spill into Siberian river branded ecological catastrophe

admin2 — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:22 +0000

Originally published on RT.com The Emergencies Ministry has called a large oil spill in Eastern Siberia an ecological catastrophe. Over 300 tonnes of oil poured into one of the region’s largest rivers, the Angara, leaving residential areas with some 80,000 people without clean tap water. Officials say it will take about a year to fully [...]

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Gulf fisheries in decline after oil disaster

admin2 — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:47:57 +0000

Originally published on Aljazeera.com Nearly two years after BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, fishermen and scientists say things are getting worse. Written by Dahr Jamail New Orleans, LA - Hundreds of thousands of people living along the US Gulf Coast have hung their economic lives on lawsuits against BP. Fishermen, in particular, are seeing [...]

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Garfield oil spill cleanup almost complete, Chicago

admin2 — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:18 +0000

Originally published in the Chicago Tribune. After a heating oil tank owned by J.E. Love Co. was found leaking Jan. 12, Jerry Love has estimated that 1,100 to 1,300 gallons of oil leaked from the tank and spread from the 300 block of California Street in Garfield out to Silver Creek through a storm drain. [...]

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Is your degreaser also a degrader?

admin2 — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:34:32 +0000

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Canada’s spill response plans causes some concern

admin2 — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:08:06 +0000

Originally published on Canada.com A ring of proposed pipeline and resource development projects surrounding Vancouver Island would dramatically increase the number of tankers and freighters in nearby waterways, and there are growing fears – on both sides of the border – that Canada is not prepared to deal with a major oil spill. Sheila Malcolmson, [...]

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