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oil spills, Tag
- Double standards on oil spills in Nigeria must end | Letters Wed, 27 Mar 19, 5:25amOil companies must respect human lives and clean up the damage their industry does wherever they operate, say Dr John Sentamu, Baroness Amos, Prof Michael Watts, Njeri Kabeberi and James ThorntonThe devastating impact of...
- Drilling in the Great Australian Bight is not worth the risk | Rick Steiner Sat, 24 Nov 18, 8:00amThe time for Australians to ask questions is now, before a permitting decision is made
- The Keystone Pipeline leak was nearly twice as big as we thought Tue, 10 Apr 18, 1:53amNew reports show that nearly twice as much crude oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota last November than originally estimated. TransCanada spokesperson Robynn Tysver said that roughly 9,700 barrels of oil...
- BP plan to drill in Great Australian Bight risked 750km oil spill, documents show Fri, 6 Apr 18, 2:30pmUnder company modelling major spill would pollute beaches and could disrupt southern right whale migration
- China oil spill: warning over seafood contamination Thu, 18 Jan 18, 9:07pmScientists say consumers should be wary of buying any seafood that may have passed through the area until the toxic impact of the spill has been assessed
- Oil tanker on fire and 32 crew missing after collision off China's coast Sun, 7 Jan 18, 7:07pmChina and South Korea mount search operation for crew of Iranian tanker spilling oil east of Shanghai after collision with Hong Kong freighter
- Woodside says it was behind oil spill that regulator kept secret Fri, 19 May 17, 5:01pmThe company reported a leak from a well off the coast of Western Australia to Nopsema last year, and says there was no lasting impact on the environment
- State Department to approve permit for Keystone XL Fri, 24 Mar 17, 11:14pmThe Trump administration has announced its intention to reverse Barack Obama’s Keystone XL pipeline decision by March 27, according to a report by Politico...
- Torrey Canyon disaster – the UK's worst-ever oil spill 50 years on Sat, 18 Mar 17, 7:00pmThe UK’s biggest ever oil spill in 1967 taught invaluable lessons about the response to disasters, toughened up shipping safety and stirred green activism
- Standing Rock protesters evicted by police at gunpoint Sat, 25 Feb 17, 4:35amYesterday police in riot gear evicted Standing Rock protesters after an evacuation deadline passed. Though the majority of demonstrators left the Oceti Sakowin camp before the February 22nd deadline, about 50 Dakota Access...
- The eco guide to greener salads Sun, 26 Feb 17, 5:00pmThe salad shortage focused attention on the failures of our 24/7 dietary culture. But it also provides a chance to rethink the way we eat fresh fruit, veg and green leaves
- New "Blue Whirl" fire releases less pollution Wed, 10 Aug 16, 10:40pmUncontrolled fire whirls, or fire tornadoes, can be terrifying. But one type of fire whirl may be immensely beneficial to humanity. University of Maryland engineers discovered a "beautiful, swirling flame phenomenon" they...
- Protest and oil sheen on Columbia river follow Oregon train derailment Sun, 5 Jun 16, 8:27amTownspeople rally to demand halt to shipping of volatile oil by railBooms deployed on river to contain spill from unknown sourceEnvironmental crews worked on Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in the Columbia...
- BP to pay $175m to investors over Deepwater Horizon spill Fri, 3 Jun 16, 8:14pmSettlement compensates investors who claimed BP publicly underplayed amount of oil flowing from Macondo well into Gulf of Mexico
- Oil firms have 10 years to change strategy or face 'short, brutish end' Fri, 6 May 16, 1:02amBusiness models employed by multinationals such as Shell and BP are no longer fit for purpose, warns energy expert