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Oil Spill
Oil Spill: - An accidental or intentional discharge of oil which reaches bodies of water. Can be controlled by chemical dispersion, combustion, mechanical containment, and/or adsorption. Spills from tanks and pipelines can also occur away from water bodies, contaminating the soil, getting into sewer systems and threatening underground water sources. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Oil Spill:: |
guardian.co.uk,The spill is believed to have dumped much of the tanker's 400000-plus gallons of oil into the Mississippi, the most serious US oil spill in almost 10 years.
Spill’s down river damage not as bad as first feared - 04 Aug 2008
New Orleans CityBusiness,Shortly after the teal leave, several varieties of duck will land in waters Nyman feared would be decimated by the toxic effects of the oil spill.
Most Oil in Santa Barbara Channel Is Natural Seepage - 04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalSince the 1969 oil spill accident in the Santa Barbara Channel, more than one billion barrels of oil have been recovered through drilling, while the total
Pelosi's oil slick - 04 Aug 2008
The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau,It may have left some in the audience feeling as seabird fouled by an oil spill. Pelosi, a California Democrat, accused Republicans of being monomaniacal on
McCain's Offshore Drilling Hogwash - 04 Aug 2008
Huffington Post,After McCain quickly canceled his visit to an offshore oil rig following a massive oil spill in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Cathy Duvall,
Is offshore drilling good for environment? - 04 Aug 2008
Kansas.com,Given the fact that Katrina produced oil spills great than the Exxon Valdez oil spill it’s unreasonable to say that offshore drilling is safe.
Barack Obama's 'Pocket' Ad Distortions - 04 Aug 2008
Standard Newswire (press release),...(Justin Bank and Viveca Novak, "Obama's Oil Spill," FactCheck.org, http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_oil_spill.html, 3/31/08) · FactCheck.org:
NEW ORLEANS: Wetlands a worry after fuel oil spill - Jul 27, 2008
Detroit Free Press,A large fuel spill that shut down the mouth of the Mississippi River for four days has had a limited impact on wildlife so far, but officials are worried
Oil spill kills under-threat fish - Aug 1, 2008
BBC News,Hundreds of a protected species of fish have been killed by an oil spill in a south Cumbrian river. The Environment Agency said 300 white-clawed crayfish,
Coast Guard releases findings on oil spill - Aug 2, 2008
WWL,NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has released preliminary findings from the independent formal investigation into the collision that occurred on the
Feds charge shipping company in SF Bay oil spill - Jul 23, 2008
The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Hong Kong-based operator of a container ship that struck a bridge support in the San Francisco Bay last year has been indicted for
Mississippi River will reopen Tuesday after oil spill - Jul 28, 2008
USA TodayThe Coast Guard will fully reopen the Mississippi River to ship traffic on Tuesday, but will impose a safety zone on a portion of the river where 400000
Beach marina oil spill contained - Aug 1, 2008
Interlake Spectator,By Jim Mosher WINNIPEG BEACH -- A small quantity of oil was released into the marina area Thurs., July 17. The oil originated from a tanker that was
Three way crash leads to oil spill - Aug 1, 2008
Harrow Times,...at around 7.45am, and two of the drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The fire brigade were on the scene to clear up the oil spill.
Robot buoy to track oil spills - Aug 3, 2008
ZDNetWhen multiple robots are dropped into the water at regular intervals around an oil spill, they can provide a wealth of valuable data to cleanup crews and
Agencies practice oil spill skills - Jul 25, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,By Jennifer Upshaw Trainees from two dozen federal, state and local agencies converged at the mouth of Bolinas Lagoon on Thursday to test oil spill skills
On one side, fears; on the other, advances in technology - Aug 1, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The nation's worst oil spill involved a tanker — the Exxon Valdez — not an offshore platform. "Let's say you're talking about offshore Florida," Bullock
Another record profit for Exxon - Jul 31, 2008
BBC News,During the quarter, Exxon also took a charge of $290m related to a penalty imposed on the firm for its role in Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster.
State files complaint against Greka over oil spill - Jul 22, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,AP SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The state has filed an $8.5 million complaint against Greka Oil & Gas Inc. for allegedly failing to clean up hazardous wastes left
Basic Concepts Continues to Protect the Fragile Antartic Ecosystem ... - Aug 2, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),Want to know more about Basic Concepts and its full line of secondary containment berms and oil spill products? Please contact Basic Concepts, Inc,
Workers struggle to clean up oil spill on Mississippi - Jul 26, 2008
AFPWASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Coast Guard and clean-up crews were struggling Saturday to rid the Mississippi River of hundreds of thousands of gallons (liters)
Massive oil spill clogs Mississippi River - Jul 25, 2008
AFPWASHINGTON (AFP) — The Mississippi River reopened to limited traffic on Friday, two days after a barge collided with a tanker spilling hundreds of thousands
Oil Spill Sends Carnival Fantasy Back to Mobile - Jul 31, 2008
Cruise Critic,Last week's oil spill on the Mississippi is again altering plans for Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Fantasy. For the second week in a row,
Mississippi River Oil Spill Response Update - Jul 31, 2008
KTBS,NEW ORLEANS - Efforts to clean up and contain up to 420000 gallons of oil spilled in the Mississippi River continue Wednesday.
New state oil spill chief - Jul 25, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Steve Edinger, a former park ranger and game warden, has been chosen to head the state's office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response, an agency under the
Mississippi oil spill strands Carnival ship at sea - Jul 25, 2008
USA TodayBut that's exactly the situation facing the Carnival Fantasy this week as an oil spill keeps it from its berth in New Orleans. It looks increasingly likely
Soybean oil spill closes westbound Int. 196 - Jul 24, 2008
MLive.com,HUDSONVILLE -- Traffic is reduced to one lane on westbound Int. 196 near Hudsonville after a tanker carrying soybean oil spilled part of its load from some
Our Views: Spill means little silence - Jul 31, 2008
2TheAdvocate,We wondered what Carson would have thought about the response to a recent oil spill in the Mississippi River in New Orleans that resulted in about 419000
No oil, chemical leak unless another typhoon hits Romblon - Jul 29, 2008
Inquirer.net,While waiting for the contracted salvor to begin salvaging operations, the PCG oil-spill response team has been conducting daily water tests for
Efforts to protect wildlife in high gear after oil spill - Jul 29, 2008
WWL,As the oil spill cleanup continues, efforts to protect wildlife along the river banks are moving into high gear. US Fish and Wildlife Service biologists are
Rehabilitated Penguins are Released Following Oil Spill in Uruguay - Jul 17, 2008
FOXBusinessAnd in 2000, IFAW helped save an entire species -- rehabilitating and releasing 40000 African Penguins caught in the Treasure oil spill off South Africa.
First ships crawl up Mississippi after spill - Jul 25, 2008
The Associated Press...a tightly controlled procession Friday, two days after a massive oil spill shut down a stretch of one of the nation's most critical commercial arteries.
Miss. River spill idles ships near New Orleans - Jul 24, 2008
The Associated PressThe Coast Guard said reopening nearly 100 miles of river to ship traffic could take days, and efforts to clean up the oily sheen left by largest oil spill
Towing of sunken ship would not cause oil spill - Jul 8, 2008
Inquirer.net,By Niña Catherine Calleja SAN FERNANDO, Sibuyan Island, Philippines -- Towing the sunken MV Princess of the Stars to shore would not cause oil spill because
Texas journalist detained over oil spill photos - Jul 29, 2008
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,A photographer with a Texas newspaper was detained Monday for 45 minutes after he refused to show police his pictures of workers tending to an oil spill,
Menendez: Spill, Not Weather, Caused McCain To Cancel - Jul 24, 2008
CBS News,Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who claims McCain canceled the event because of a nearby oil spill that dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the
Feds charge shipping company in SF Bay oil spill - Jul 23, 2008
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Mississippi River Oil Spill Yields Class Action Lawsuit - Jul 28, 2008
Newsinferno.com,The Mississippi River oil spill is now the subject of a lawsuit filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Mississippi River Oil Spill Tugboat Company Involved in Another ... - Jul 28, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Last week’s Mississippi River oil spill was not the first incident involving the towing company that operated a tugboat involved in the disaster.
Attorney Camilo Salas behind the Mississippi River Oil Spill Lawsuit - Jul 28, 2008
Lawyers and SettlementsNews Orleans, LA: Just 30 hours after a huge oil spill at the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River, lawyer Camilo Salas was preparing a class action
Environment watchdog: source of NE oil spill not from China - Jul 15, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Environmental Protection rules out Tuesday the possibility that the source of a fuel oil spill in Amur,
Oil spill and emergency response - Jul 28, 2008
Oil & Gas Engineer Magazine,...(national)/and TierIII(international) oil spill response. Strategically located cross-globe emergency response Depots are presently established.
Oil spill in Schuylkill River - Jul 28, 2008
6abc.com,PHILADELPHIA - July 28, 2008 (WPVI) -- Coast Guard crews are working to contain an oil spill in the Schuylkill River. Two sunken tug boats are leaking the
News photographer detained at oil spill - Jul 28, 2008
Daily News - Galveston County,...detained a Daily News photographer who refused to show officers his photographs of refinery workers attempting to mitigate a 500-gallon crude oil spill.
Oil spill in pond kills six swans - Jul 18, 2008
BBC News,A number of young ducks which are usually found at the pond beside Carrick Leisure Centre are missing. USPCA spokesman David Wilson said two more swans had
Exxon sees record profits, fishermen won't - Jul 31, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe crash has provided impetus for improved oil spill protections in the US, including, finally, support to station an emergency tug year round at Neah Bay
Communities Raise Fresh Alarm over Oil Spill - Jul 9, 2008
This Day,Esit Eket and Onna have said it was a wrong interpretation of what the people see on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean to be oil spill, as a hige tide can
Potential oil spill response - Jul 27, 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),Environment Bay of Plenty has an oil spill response team trained in clean up operations should any oil leak into the ocean. Currently the vessel is lodged
RP joins SKoreans celebrate completion of oil spill clean-up - Jul 14, 2008
ABS CBN News,Earlier this year, the embassy also took part in helping clean up the oil spill, which resulted when a barge accidentally slammed into a tanker.
Mississippi River Closed Following Oil Spill - Jul 28, 2008
Travel Agent,The oil spill, which shut down a 100-mile stretch of the Mississippi River after a tanker collided with a barge last week, is still being contained and
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