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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Projects Continue In Florida

June 19, 2024 admin Agriculture, climate change, deepwater horizon oil spill, Florida, HEALTH, Oil, oil spills, oyster

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 20:33:07 +0000

Fossil fuels have damaged our world and continue to do so. None represents the impact more than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, after which federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. The Trustees studied the effects of the … [continued]

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Yet Another Oil Spill Hits the Gulf of Mexico

December 14, 2023 admin climate change, deepwater horizon, gulf of mexico, oil spills

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:42:43 +0000

The largest Gulf oil spill since Deepwater Horizon highlights the inherent risks of offshore drilling to coastal communities and marine ecosystems. A … [continued]

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Keystone Pipeline — Updates On Its Largest Leak Ever (Video)

December 16, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, Kansas, keystone pipeline, Oil, oil spills, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:20:44 +0000

Investigators in Kansas are trying to determine what caused the worst leak in the 12-year history of the Keystone Pipeline.

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Keystone Pipeline Dumps 14,000 Barrels Of Crude Oil Into Kansas Stream

December 15, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, Kansas, keystone pipeline, Oil, oil spills, Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:28:48 +0000

The Keystone pipeline has been shut down after a leak was discovered in northeast Kansas last week. 14,000 barrels of oil were released.

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Is Still Ongoing

August 15, 2022 admin deepwater horizon, Energy, environmental restoration, Fossil Fuels, oil spills, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:50:43 +0000

Over a decade has passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Cleanup attempts to return ecosystems to their pre-spill status continue, and many lessons have been learned along the way. Now is the time for the US to finally achieve real energy security by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and, instead, charting a clean energy future.

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The Hidden Cost Of Shell Oil Spills In Niger Delta

September 16, 2019 admin Fossil Fuels, niger delta, NIGERIA, Oil, oil spills, shell

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:15:53 +0000

Decades of oil spillage in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta and the incessant bickering over who should own up to the wanton environmental degradation has taken a toll on Nigeria’s economy, seeing it slid into recession with the delta being classified as one of the most polluted places on earth