Long Lasting Oil Plume In Gulf – The most worrisome part is the slow pace at which the oil is breaking down in the cold, 40-degree water, making it a long-lasting but unseen threat to vulnerable marine life, experts said. Earlier this month, top federal officials declared the oil in the spill was mostly “gone,” [...]
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Gulf Oil Spill Probe Launched – U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, member of a House subcommittee that oversees the nation’s network of oil and gas pipelines, said the panel is launching an investigation to answer those questions. Schauer, a Battle Creek Democrat who lives 15 miles from the spill, continued his verbal assault on Enbridge on [...]
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Arsenic Levels Rise In Gulf Of Mexico – British scientists warned that the oil spill is increasing the level of arsenic in the ocean, and could further add to the devastating impact on the already sensitive environment. BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig has been spilling between 3,681,500 litres and 911,454,000 litres of oil into the sea [...]
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AFP – Engineers frantically searched on Saturday for ways to plug an underwater oil gush in the Gulf of Mexico after US President Barack Obama lashed out at oil companies for trying to divert blame for the slick.
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Great Barrier Reef Oil Spill – Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says he has asked for a special panel to be established to assess the damage to the Great Barrier Reef caused by a Chinese coal ship. The bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground on the Douglas Shoal east of Rockhampton on Saturday.
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