Archive for ‘oil spill’
UC Davis Wildlife Experts Host Bird Rescue
November 9th, 2007
UC Davis Wildlife experts host bird rescue after San Fran oil spill.
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Ship Hits Bay Bridge, Causes Large Fuel Spill
November 8th, 2007
It’s the largest oil spill in San Francisco Bay in nearly 20 years. An estimated 57,000 gallons of oil leaked into the bay, after a ship smacked into the Bay Bridge. Allen Marin reports.
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Oil spill fears
August 27th, 2007
Environmental fears after almost 300 tonnes of fuel oil spills from broken ship off Norway. The “Server”, which was carrying no cargo en route to Murmansk in northwestern Russia, had 585 tonnes of bunker fuel oil and 72 tonnes of marine diesel aboard when it ran aground, the Coastal
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Total in the Dock for French Oil Spill
February 12th, 2007
France’s first trial over a major environmental disaster opened on Monday to decide whether oil giant Total and other parties bear responsibility for the massive oil spill from the Erika shipwreck in 1999. A 25-year-old rusting tanker, Erika was carrying 30,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when it
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Environmental cost of war
September 1st, 2006
Israel’s ongoing sea and air blockade continues to slow the arrival of equipment and experts for the cleanup operation. UN environmental experts conducted an aerial survey of the oil slick after Israel authorized the flight.
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