A total of 13 beaches in Hong Kong have been shut down by a palm oil spill from a ship collision that happened in the Pearl River estuary in mainland Chinese waters last Thursday. Several government departments have worked together… Read More ›
Oil spill
Refugio Beach Oil Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard captain overseeing cleanup of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture that closed two California state beaches and fouled offshore waters near Santa Barbara said on Thursday it may take months to restore the area to its… Read More ›
5 Years After Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe
Editor’s Note: On April 20, 2010 BP Oil’s Deepwater Horizon gulf oil rig blew. It is considered the worst oil spill in U.S. waters. The stories vary, depending on which interest is reporting the updated news. Neptune 911 lists below… Read More ›
Gulf Oyster Industry Recovery Doubtful
(Reuters) – Five years after the largest oil spill in U.S. history spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, many Louisiana oystermen are fearful that a once-bountiful population of the mollusks may never recover. “My kids… Read More ›
Massive Oil Spill in the Niger Delta
“We can’t go fishing anymore. It has destroyed our fishing equipment,” Boma Macaulay, a fisherman from Bonny told Reuters, adding that it was the worst spill in at least five years.
Most Polluted Oceans Named
IBTimes UK looks at the most polluted oceans areas and seas in the world. Atlantic Ocean – Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone The Gulf of Mexico is a basin in the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the gulf coast of the… Read More ›
Research Results Post Deepwater Horizon
Neptune 911 posted updates heavily during and after the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Since that disaster, numerous news releases have reported on the oil spill’s aftermath–some crafted out of public relations offices and others hard reported. Sea… Read More ›
Whales Revealed to be BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Victims
From the Guardian.uk US downplayed effect of Deepwater oil spill on whales, emails reveal Documents obtained by Greenpeace show officials controlling information about wildlife affected by the disaster Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 October 2012 07.03 EDT… Read More ›
World Oceans Day, June 8
A Message From World Oceans Day. org: June 8, 2012 is World Oceans Day, a day when people around the globe come together to celebrate our ocean and take action to protect it. And with good cause! The ocean not… Read More ›
Gulf Oil Spill is “A Tangled Web of Impact” 2-Years Later
Editor’s Note: Recent Updates on After Effects of BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Five articles follow. From Huffington Post: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP’s… Read More ›
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