Archive for ‘oil spill’
The Ooze Invades New York
February 7th, 2008
Americas largest oil spill seeps up from the New York sewer system and we talk about easy ways to save water.
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Mystery Tar Balls Wash Up On Peninsula Beaches
January 29th, 2008
U.S. Coast Guard pollution investigators were trying to determine the source of a miles-long strip of oil that washed up on San Mateo County beaches Monday.
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Bay Oil Spill Report Details Disclosure Delays
January 28th, 2008
A new report on the response to a ship collision and oil spill in San Francisco Bay found shortcomings in the Coast Guard’s disclosure of the spill, but says crews responded rapidly. Lisa Chan reports.
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French oil giant Total fined in Erika oil spill disaster
January 16th, 2008
A Paris court Wednesday fined France’s largest company, the oil giant Total, 375,000 euros (556,000 dollars) for negligence in the country’s worst-ever ecological disaster, the 1999 sinking of the tanker Erika, French radio reported.
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Spain to pursue claims against US shipping bureau over oil spill
January 4th, 2008
Spain will appeal a US federal court decision dismissing its damage claims against a US ship inspection organization, which Madrid accuses of contributing to one of the world’s worst recent oil disasters, Spanish media reported Friday.
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Oil spill hurts nature and business
December 12th, 2007
The region of Taean is on the Korean peninsula’s west coast, about 150 kilometres southwest of the capital Seoul. The national park is famous for its sandy beaches popular with tourists, as well as its marine farms and oyster beds.But the oil spill has not only devastated the environment, it’s also…
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Oil Spill Destroys Oyster Crops
December 11th, 2007
Environmentalists say effects from an oil spill off the South Korean coast could last for years. Thousands of gallons of crude oil are washing ashore, coating oyster beds and devastating the region’s aqautic industries.
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SKoreans struggle to clean up oil spill
December 9th, 2007
Thousands of people used shovels and buckets Sunday to clean up a devastating oil spill at a scenic beach in South Korea’s western coast, some battling headaches and nausea from the stench.
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Raw Video: Ship Spews Oil Off South Korea
December 7th, 2007
An oil spill off the coast of South Korea could be the worst in that nation’s history. A crane-carrying vessel slammed into a tanker Friday, causing a leak of about 66,000 barrels of crude oil.
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State Lifts Fishing Ban Prompted By Oil Spill
November 30th, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger and state officials have lifed a fishing ban in San Francisco Bay imposed after a massive oil spill November 7th. Manuel Ramos reports.
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Bay Area Crab Fishermen Awaiting Fishing Go-Ahead
November 28th, 2007
Bay Area crab fisherman are two weeks behind on the crab fishing season while they await test results on the safety of the water.
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Enviromnemtal Group Questions Oil Recovery Stats
November 19th, 2007
Officials say 30% of the oil spilled in the San Francisco bay has been recovered. Report on how they came up with that figure and how accurate it is.
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Tides Could Make Oil Spill Worse
November 19th, 2007
An environmental report by state and federal officials says there’s a ’slight chance’ that oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay earlier this month could reach a pristine wilderness coastline more than 40 miles away.
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Transcripts Released In Bay Oil Spill Crash
November 17th, 2007
Authorities released transcripts between the bar pilot and the Coast Guard in the moments leading up to the crash that caused last week’s oil spill.
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Bay Area Continues To Clean Up After Oil Spill
November 16th, 2007
Volunteers are still trying to contain the massive oil spill in the Bay Area before it kills more wildlife.
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