- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 9th, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Has Surprising “Innate” Ability to Cleanse Oil Spills
Following the Deepwater Horizon, the Gulf of Mexico pretty much managed to clean itself
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 2nd, 2013
Birds Drenched in Oil Start Showing Up in Arkansas
Local animal rescue centers are doing their best to clean the birds
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 1st, 2013
Major Oil Spill Hits the Town of Mayflower, Central Arkansas
ExxonMobil pipeline breaks, leaks thousands of gallons of oil in central Arkansas
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2013
Crude Oil Spills in the Mississippi River Following the Crash of Two Barges
The incident occurred this past Sunday, nobody can say how much oil was spilled
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 19th, 2012
Mysterious White Substance Keeps Building Up Around the Deepwater Horizon Rig
Researchers working with the US Coast Guard cannot figure out what this substance is
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 17th, 2012
Cargo Tank Spills Oil into NY City Waterway
Coast Guard officials are unsure about how much oil got in the water
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2012
Exxon Spill in Nigeria Spreads over 20 Miles (32.18 Kilometers)
“This is the worst spill in this community,” one fisherman says
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2012
Gulf Bacteria Ate Up 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas Released During the Deepwater Horizon Spill
The feast lasted for about five months after the incident occurred
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 3rd, 2012
Oil Drilling Might Soon Be a More Efficient and Cleaner Industry
Researchers investigate how microbes could help with oil collecting and clean-up
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 1st, 2012
Federal Mapping Soon Used to Monitor the Arctic
New technology allows oil spill responders in the Arctic to be much more efficient
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 20th, 2012
New Study Links Dolphin Deaths to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Water pollution left the animals with almost no food sources and vulnerable to diseases
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2012
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to End Arctic Drilling
Environmentalists argue that Shell is not prepared to handle an oil spill in this region
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2012
Shell Drills in the Arctic While Its Clean-Up Vessel Remains Docked
The Arctic Challenger fails to meet the criteria required for it to set sail
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 3rd, 2012
Company Fined $3,7 Million for Accidental Oil Spill
Enbridge Ltd. is to suffer the consequences of polluting the Kalamazoo river
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 2nd, 2012
Shell Teaches Oil Spill Clean-Up
Prior to drilling in Alaska, the company trains 200 spill responders
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 20th, 2012
Canada Now Faced with Major Oil Spill
230,000 liters of crude oil leak as a result of pipeline accident
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2012
Mexican Fishermen and Scientists Report Rise in Mutant Aquatic Wildlife
Water pollution has dramatic consequences over sea creatures