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Environment News tagged with oil spill

The Protest About The Oil Spill Continues
Environment  (tags: environment, oil spill, habitat, destruction, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 12 days ago - wdcs.org
The WDCS team, together with campaigners across Australia have been fighting an ecological catastrophe, the Timor Sea oil spill. We have taken our concerns to Government and secured an inquiry inot the spill and the disaster management.
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West Australia Oil Leak Still Pouring Oil Into the Sea After 2 Months - Marine Life Disaster
Environment  (tags: environment, oil spill, destruction, pollution, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 16 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
The area affected by the major oil spill off Australia's Kimberley coast contains a huge amount of marine life, including some of the most iconic and threatened species in the ocean, according to a marine wildlife survey conducted by WWF
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The Timor Oil Spill - A Slow Motion Disaster ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, pollution, oil spill, destruction, animals, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 27 days ago - wdcs.org
Since 21 August 2009 between 400-2000 barrels of oil a day has been leaking from an offshore oil rig into the Timor Sea, and spinner dolphins are confirmed to be within the oil slick.
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Independent Survey Confirms Dolphins Exposed To Timor Sea Oil Spill
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, oil spill, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife, destruction )

Cher
- 47 days ago - wdcs.org
The leaking oil well in the Timor Sea off Northern Australia is now a major environmental disaster, spanning at least 15,000km2 and threatening marine wildlife, including whales and dolphins.
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Oil Rig Spilling 400 Barrels a Day
Environment  (tags: environment, oil spill, disaster, destruction, Australia, pollution, nature, wildlife, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 69 days ago - theaustralian.news.com.au
THE oil leaking from a stricken rig off Western Australia has emerged as the nation's third-biggest spill after the company responsible for the disaster admitted up to 400 barrels a day had flowed into the sea for more than three weeks.
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Australian Oil Spill Continues - The Impact On Whales And Dolphins Can Not Be Ignored
Environment  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, oil spill, whales, dolphins, destruction, habitat, wildlife )

Cher
- 72 days ago - wdcs.org
The leaking oil well in the Timor Sea is now a major environmental disaster, spanning at least 15,000km2 and threatening marine wildlife, including whales and dolphins.
18 comments
Major Oil Spill Destroys Wildlife in Colombian Reserve
Environment  (tags: environment, oil spill, Rio Ñambí, pollution, protection, wildlife, nature )

Cher
- 242 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
A ProAves conservation team in the Pangán Bird Reserve on the Pacific slope of Nariño has found the Rio Ñambí that flows through the reserve has been badly contaminated by a major crude oil spill.
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37 Miles of Australian Beaches Declared Disaster Zone Due to Oil Spill
Environment  (tags: Australian beaches, oil spill, disaster, environment, pollution, destruction, habitat, habitatdestruction, ecosystems, wildlife, animals, nature )

Cher
- 252 days ago - planetsave.com
Some of Australia's most popular white sand beaches were declared a disaster zone today after an 11,000 gallon fuel oil spill from the cargo ship Pacific Adventurer.
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Australian Beaches a 'Disaster Zone' After Toxic Spill
Environment  (tags: oil spill, toxic, Australia, environment, destruction, pollution, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 253 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Authorities in Australia declared dozens of popular tourist beaches on the northeast coast as disaster zones Friday, their once-pristine sands now fouled by a massive oil and chemical slick.
5 comments
No New Oil Drilling--Environment America--ACTION ALERT
Environment  (tags: environment, oil, oil drilling, oil spill )

Aba Offli
- 460 days ago - environmentamerica.org
On Sept. 30, protections for America's coasts will expire, allowing oil companies to begin drilling for oil off beaches that have been protected for generations. To keep our protected coasts free of oil rigs
51 comments
Ship's Pilot Charged in Bridge Crash That Spilled Oil Into San Francisco Bay
Environment  (tags: environment, enviornmental laws, oil spill, negligence )

Dana
- 614 days ago - duluthnewstribune.com
The pilot of a ship that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors Monday with criminal negligence and breaking environmental laws.
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Sopping Up South Korea's Worst Oil Spill
Environment  (tags: oil spill, pollution, environment, government, South Korea, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, wildlife, destruction )

Cher
- 709 days ago - cbsnews.com
Fisherman Park San-kil hefts the handles of a wheelbarrow filled with oysters poisoned by heavy fuel oil. Neither soldiers nor volunteers, Mr. Park says, have arrived to sop up the thick black goo carried by twice-daily tides into the inlet from
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Russia: Oil Spill Highlights Tragic Environmental Legacy
Environment  (tags: environment, oil spill, destruction )

Trudi
- 725 days ago - rferl.org
November 28, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- By some estimates, it will take the Black Sea region's delicate marine environment five to 10 years to recover from the oil spill that resulted from a recent storm.
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Oil Spill Threatens Orca Sanctuary on B.C. Coast
Environment  (tags: orca whales, oil spill, sanctuary, habitatdestruction, pollution )

Simone
- 823 days ago - canada.com
Cleanup crews headed to the environmentally sensitive Robson Bight Monday night after a barge dropped its load, spilling diesel fuel into an area frequented by a pod of about 200 killer whales. The diesel fuel slick, estimated to have spread two to
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Prosecutors Demand Top Penalties Over French Oil Spill
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, environment, government, habitatdestruction, pollution, world, legal, oil spill )

Erika
- 900 days ago - terradaily.com
French prosecutors on Monday called for the maximum fine against oil group Total SA and tough sanctions for the manager and the owner of a tanker which sank off France in 1999, causing a major oil spill.
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