Tag Archives: Oil Spill Settlement

Hidden in Paradise: Fascinating, Rare Dolphins and Whales You’ve Never Seen Before

BY NADIA DRAKE – Sometimes, it seems, large whales and talking dolphins get all the attention. Yes, we love these animals, too – how can you not? A humpback whale launching itself from the sea like a giant, blubbery rocket and crashing down with a triumphant … Continue reading

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Study Finds Fracking Fluid From 2007 Kentucky Spill May Have Killed Threatened Fish Species

A joint study from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Wednesday found that a fracking fluid spill in Kentucky in 2007 likely caused the widespread death of several types of fish. Nami Resources Company, … Continue reading

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Corexit: An Oil Spill Solution Worse Than the Problem?

Once heralded as tidy way to clean up spreading slicks, the chemical agent has proven toxic for sea life—and humans. by David Kirby – Ecorig diver and whistleblower Steve Kolian holds up a bag of sea water contaminated with oil … Continue reading

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UN Climate Change Report Draft Warns Of 3 Foot Sea Level Rise By 2100

By James Gerken – A leaked draft of the U.N.’s next major climate change report warns that global sea levels could rise more than three feet by the end of the century if greenhouse emissions continue unabated, The New York Times reported Monday. The … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Alberta oil spills cause concern over Canada’s approval of tar sands project

Spillages creating toxic ponds harming forests, killing wildlife and contaminating ground water, campaigners say – Guardian, UK – Photos provided by a government scientist show the site of an oil spill in Cold Lake, Alberta. Photograph: Handout Campaigners have raised … Continue reading

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Are EV’s really better for climate-changing emissions?

Electric cars are an axiom of clean transport planning – they produce no tailpipe emissions, little localized air pollution and, potentially, no greenhouse gas output. But as their critics point out, they are only as green as the electricity that … Continue reading

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ICYMI: Energy efficiency gets shoved into the spotlight in U.S., U.K.

By Matthew Wheeland – Greetings, readers! It has been a busy couple of weeks — so much so that it’s hard to know where to begin in recapping the happenings in sustainability news. Fortunately, the most interesting stories seemed to fall into … Continue reading

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Small steps create big savings for building owners, report details

By Jennifer Inez Ward – It doesn’t take much for building owners to enjoy a savings bonanza from energy efficiency, as the non-profit Carbon War Room explains in a report today. However, despite the potential, many private building owners miss out on … Continue reading

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Oil spills at an oil sands operation in Cold Lake, Alberta have been going on for weeks with no end in sight, according to a government scientist.

‘Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation   Photos provided by a government scientist show the site of an oil spill in Cold Lake, Alta. The company that runs the operation says it is effectively managing the cleanup. By: Emma … Continue reading

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No One Knows How to Stop These Tar-Sands Oil Spills

By John Upton – housands of barrels of tar-sands oil have been burbling up into forest areas for at least six weeks in Cold Lake, Alberta, and it seems that nobody knows how to staunch the flow. An underground oil … Continue reading

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