Gulf of Mexico Has Surprising “Innate” Ability to Cleanse Oil Spills

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

Birds Drenched in Oil Start Showing Up in Arkansas

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

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

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

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

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)

Exxon Spill in Nigeria Spreads over 20 Miles (32.18 Kilometers)

“This is the worst spill in this community,” one fisherman says

Gulf Bacteria Ate Up 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas Released During the Deepwater Horizon Spill

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

Oil Drilling Might Soon Be a More Efficient and Cleaner Industry

Oil Drilling Might Soon Be a More Efficient and Cleaner Industry

Researchers investigate how microbes could help with oil collecting and clean-up

Federal Mapping Soon Used to Monitor the Arctic

Federal Mapping Soon Used to Monitor the Arctic

New technology allows oil spill responders in the Arctic to be much more efficient

New Study Links Dolphin Deaths to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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

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

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

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

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

Canada Now Faced with Major Oil Spill

230,000 liters of crude oil leak as a result of pipeline accident

Mexican Fishermen and Scientists Report Rise in Mutant Aquatic Wildlife

Mexican Fishermen and Scientists Report Rise in Mutant Aquatic Wildlife

Water pollution has dramatic consequences over sea creatures

 
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