by faster | Dec 27, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Pro Publica DATE: December 27, 2019 SNIP: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while stranded New Orleanians flagged down helicopters from rooftops and hospitals desperately triaged patients, crude oil silently gushed from damaged drilling...
by faster | Dec 22, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Voice of America News and New York Times DATE: December 22, 2019 SNIP: Ecuador declared a state of emergency Sunday after a barge carrying nearly 2,300 liters of diesel fuel sank at the Galapagos Islands. A crane collapsed while loading fuel onto the ship at a...
by faster | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: November 1, 2019 SNIP: The Keystone pipeline system, an addition to which has been the subject of environmental protests for years, leaked about 383,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota, covering an estimated half-acre of wetland,...
by faster | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Independent and Yahoo News DATE: October 24, 2019 SNIP: Brazil’s government has sent 5,000 troops to clean up a massive oil spill polluting its beaches after facing mounting anger over its failure to tackle the environmental crisis. The mysterious spill has...
by faster | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: DW DATE: September 27, 2019 SNIP: Brazil’s main environmental agency said on Thursday the source of a sprawling oil spill along the northeast coast remains unknown, but that the crude oil was not produced in the country. The spill stretches over 1,500...