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Mississippi River Oil Spill - Traffic Stops on River
Workers are attempting to contain fuel oil after a ship hit an oil barge spilling barrels of fuel oil in the Mississippi River. Isn't this just one more argument for clean alternative energy? Workers are attempting to contain fuel oil after a ship hit an oil barge spilling barrels of fuel oil in the Mississippi River. Isn't... more
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400,000 gallon oil spill on the Mississippi river
400,000 gallons of industrial fuel oil dumped into the Miss. River. An 80 mile stretch has been contaminated, and is flowing into the gulf. Citizens are being told to conserve water as many get their water from the river. This could end up as another ecological disaster for the already suffering Gulf Coast region around New Orleans.
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/... 400,000 gallons of industrial fuel oil dumped into the Miss. River. An 80 mile stretch has been contaminated, and is flowing into the ... more -
Justices cut damages award in Exxon Valdez spill
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
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Supreme Court slashes '89 Exxon oil spill victim payments, Alito owns Exxon stock
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
The court ruled that victims of the worst oil spill in U.S. history may collect punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., but not as much as a federal appeals court determined...
...The Supreme Court divided on its decision, 5-3, with Justice Samuel Alito taking no part in the case because he owns Exxon stock... The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million. ... more -
Tanker leaks Oil after Attack
A suspected pirate ship fired on a Japanese oil tanker today off the eastern coast of Yemen, leaving a hole from which hundreds of gallons of fuel leaked, officials said. No one was injured.
The 150,000-ton tanker Takayama was attacked about 270 miles off the coast of Aden in southwestern Yemen while it was heading for Saudi Arabia, its Japanese operator, Nippon Yusen K.K., said in a statement.
None of its 23 crew members — seven Japanese and 16 Filipinos — were injured, the company said. The vessel left the South Korean port of Ulsan on April 4.
Nippon Yusen spokeswoman Yuko Tsutsui said the attack left a 1-inch hole in the tanker's stern, which was temporarily patched after hundreds of gallons of fuel leaked. A suspected pirate ship fired on a Japanese oil tanker today off the eastern coast of Yemen, leaving a hole from which hundreds of gal... more -
SF Oil Spill Volunteer Interview
Interview with David Hirtz on the volunteer process and effort in the San Francisco Bay Area Oil Spill cleanup.
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SF Oil Spill
I filmed voluntaries at Ocean Beach in San Francisco cleaning up the oil spill. Ocean Beach was not closed so beach goers were mixed in with a day of hazardous material clean up. I filmed voluntaries at Ocean Beach in San Francisco cleaning up the oil spill. Ocean Beach was not closed so beach goers were mixed i... more
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Korean Oil Slick declared Disaster
"The South Korean government has declared a "state of disaster" along a stretch of coastline affected by the country's worst-ever oil spill." "The South Korean government has declared a "state of disaster" along a stretch of coastline affected by the country's worst-ever oil ... more
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South Korea battles it's largest oil spill in history
On Friday, an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane which caused 10,000 tons of oil to gush out into the Yellow Sea.
They stopped the flow by Friday evening.
This is largest spill in S. Korea's history. The previous record was in 1995 when the Sea Prince struck a reef spilling 5,000 tons of oil.
On Friday, an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane which caused 10,000 tons of oil to gush out into the Yellow Sea. ... more -
Another Catastrophic Oil Spill, This Time off Russian Coast
PORT KAVKAZ, Russia -- More than 30,000 birds and countless fish have been killed in an "ecological catastrophe" wrought by thousands of tons of oil from a tanker that broke apart in a heavy storm near the Black Sea, the governor of the region said today.
Birds weighed down by thick coatings of the fuel oil hopped weakly along the shore or sat helplessly in the sand. Workers with pitchforks and shovels started the backbreaking labor of gathering up vast clumps of oil mixed with sand and seaweed.
The tanker was one of up to 10 ships that sank or ran aground in the storm Sunday in the strait connecting the Black and Azov Seas. The bodies of three sailors from a freighter that also broke apart washed up on shore Monday, and rescuers were looking for five missing crewmen, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Sergei Kozhemyaka.
The spill from the oil tanker was seen as potentially the worst environmental disaster in the region in recent years. It prompted criticism that many Russian tankers aren't seaworthy. PORT KAVKAZ, Russia -- More than 30,000 birds and countless fish have been killed in an "ecological catastrophe" wrought by thousands ... more -
Russian Oil Tanker Split in Half
Over 1300 tons of oil are seeping into the sea bed between the Azov and Black seas that border Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian state environmental agency has said that cleanup may take up to several years. Over 1300 tons of oil are seeping into the sea bed between the Azov and Black seas that border Russia and Ukraine. ... more -
Spilled Oil by MAKE
PSA on the effects of oil spills on our environment
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Russian Oil Tanker Splits in the Black Sea
A Russian Oil Tanker has split in half during a severe storm in the Black Sea, spilling 1,300 tonnes of fuel oil. A Russian official from the environmental protection agency Rosprirodnadzo said, "This problem may take a few years to solve. Fuel oil is a heavy substance and it is now sinking to the seabed."
There is also another tanker which has also sunk in the storm carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphur. Fortunately, the crew has been rescued.
Russia and Ukraine are working together to deal with the accident, but the almost hurricane conditions are seriously hampering the rescue effort. A Russian Oil Tanker has split in half during a severe storm in the Black Sea, spilling 1,300 tonnes of fuel oil. A Russian official ... more -
Golden Gate Oil Spill
On November 7, 2007, A container ship struck a tower of the Bay Bridge spilling 58,000 gallons of bunker oil into the San Francisco Bay. The following day, several Bay Area beaches were closed due to the spill. This pod takes us to the Bay Area coastline to see how the spill is impacting the wildlife and the people who frequent the coastal waters of San Francisco. On November 7, 2007, A container ship struck a tower of the Bay Bridge spilling 58,000 gallons of bunker oil into the San Francisco Ba... more
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Schwarzenegger declares Bay oil spill emergency
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the oil spill in San Francisco Bay an emergency on Friday as workers intensified clean-up efforts and part of a popular weekend race was canceled. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the oil spill in San Francisco Bay an emergency on Friday as workers intensified clean-... more
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Bay Area Oil Spill - Killing Wildlife
Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000 gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, which scientists say could threaten wildlife for years. Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000 gallon oil spill in the San Fra... more
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More Cali Disasters
"Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, an incident that scientists say could threaten wildlife for years."
This is just terrible. "Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Fr... more -
"Very good pilot" had very dodgy record
"Capt. John Cota, the veteran master mariner who was piloting the container ship Cosco Busan when it hit the Bay Bridge on Wednesday, has been involved in a number of ship-handling incidents and was reprimanded last year for an error in judgment when he ran a ship aground, state regulatory documents show." "Capt. John Cota, the veteran master mariner who was piloting the container ship Cosco Busan when it hit the Bay Bridge on Wednesday, ... more
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Container Ship hits the SF Bay Bridge
No word on damages to the bridge yet, but the ship has a big gash and is leaking oil.
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NY Oil Spill: 1950-?
Greenpoint, Brooklyn is a quiet residential neighborhood in New York CIty. But underneath part of the neighborhood lies the remains of an oil spill that goes back 100 years. Exxon Mobil and others have been working with the DEC since 1990 and have to date remediated half of the 9 million gallon spill. Still some argue that the clean up should be over by now and are concerned about potential health and environmental risks. The Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the advocacy group Riverkeeper are both suing Exxon in hopes that they will step up the act and that some soil and vapor testing will be done. Exxon did some tests in 2005 and found no damage and these tests were approved by the DEC. Still the DEC is in the process of conducting their own soil test an those suing would like to see a comprehensive health study as well. Greenpoint, Brooklyn is a quiet residential neighborhood in New York CIty. But underneath part of the neighborhood lies the remains o... more
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