UAA Professor Talks About Gulf Oil Spill
November 8th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rick Steiner, professor at the University of Anchorage Alaska and local environmentalist, shared with the audience present at the Alaska Pacific University on Sunday some of ... Read more...
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Simple approach to ‘wipe out’ oil remaining from Exxon Valdez spill
September 30th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Scientists have reported that traces of crude oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill remain highly biodegradable, despite almost 20 years of weathering and decomposition.Their findings suggest ... Read more...
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Obama surveys Gulf as BP’s top-kill effort continues
May 29th, 2010 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 29 (DPA) President Barack Obama toured Louisiana's southern coastline Friday to survey what has become the worst-ever US oil disaster, as energy company BP's critical top-kill operation to cap ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Gulf as top-kill effort continues
May 28th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (DPA) US President Barack Obama arrived in Louisiana Friday to tour what has become the worst-ever US oil disaster, as energy company BP's critical top-kill operation to cap ... Read more...
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Obama extends drilling halt as top-kill stops oil leak
May 28th, 2010 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (DPA) US President Barack Obama extended a moratorium on new deepwater offshore drilling Thursday as oil giant BP's critical top-kill operation had likely temporarily stopped an oil leak ... Read more...
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Food & Water Watch sues feds regarding Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 18th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – National consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch filed suit on Monday in a Houston federal court seeking a temporary injunction to halt operations of BP's massive ... Read more...
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Dome Lowered In The Sea To Cap The Oil Spill
May 8th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): To manage the oil spill from getting closer to the coastal zones, employees on Friday lowered an enormous dome into the position over the oil ... Read more...
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Exxon Valdez spill still affecting Alaskan wildlife
April 15th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 15 (ANI): Lingering oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingested by wildlife more than two decades after the disaster, scientists in Alaska have found.The research ... Read more...
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Low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients slowing biodegradation of Exxon Valdez oil spill
January 18th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 18 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the combination of low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients in the lower layers of the beaches of Alaska's Prince ... Read more...
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Fossil fuels impacts on fish and human lives
February 18th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 18 (ANI): A leading scientist in the U.S. has revealed that a class of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), a compound found in oil which is not considered to be a ... Read more...
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