[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Ujb-_qIeA] Until March 17 when the freighter Oliva ran aground and spilled approximately 1,500 tons of fuel oil onto the shores of Nightingale Island, the … Nightengale Island oil spillRead more
Oil
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Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fine
The oil giant Chevron has been fined over $17 billion in a long-running case over environmental contamination in Ecuador. Amazonian residents have sued Chevron for … Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fineRead more
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Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill “devastated” life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said. Studies using a submersible found a layer, … Gulf spill’s effects ‘may not be seen for a decade’Read more
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Schwarzenegger calls for Tunisian-style green revolution
“We have about 100,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year from petroleum-related air pollution, and we have 6.5 million annual hospital visits by people … Schwarzenegger calls for Tunisian-style green revolutionRead more
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Chevron was found guilty
An Ecuadorean judge found Chevron guilty–to the tune of more than $8 billion–of massive oil drilling contamination in the Amazon rainforest. The judgment ranks second … Chevron was found guiltyRead more
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Underwater disaster
BP oil spill effect in deepwater [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBVpHBXcxbU]
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News
Amazon Deforestation Up 1,000% Over the last several years, the rate of forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon had been in steady decline, but the … NewsRead more
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BP Oil Spill Dispersants Drifted, But Didn’t Degrade
Despite claims that chemical dispersants would help break down crude oil and eventually degrade in the water, a new study suggests that the spill hung … BP Oil Spill Dispersants Drifted, But Didn’t DegradeRead more
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Big oil tax loopholes
Oil prices are high and rising at an alarming pace. After hitting a low of $38 per barrel in January 2009, the price of oil … Big oil tax loopholesRead more