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Scientists Magnetize Soap In Hopes Of Assisting In Oil Spill Cleanups
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Nigeria Experiences Largest Oil Spill In Thirteen Years
Read MoreThe oil giant Shell and the nation of Nigeria have a sordid past. A report earlier this year by the United Nations found fifty years of oil pollution ...
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Concerns Raised After Oil Rig Sinks In Arctic Ocean
Read MoreIt is estimated that upwards of twenty-five percent of the planet’s oil and natural gas deposits reside under the Arctic Ocean. As the Arctic loses ...
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EPA: Coal Power Plants Must Install Pollution Controls By 2016
Read MoreIn 1990, the United States Congress granted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the right to regulate air pollution created by power plants. How...
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Brazilian Oil Spill Leads To Chevron Lawsuit
Read MoreIn the United States the mention of an oil spill now brings to mind the massive BP oil spill of 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the drama involved...
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Methane Levels In Gulf Oil Spill Could Have Disastrous Impact
Read MoreMethane is a substance that is important to life on this planet for many reasons. Methane is also the main component of natural gas which is used for ...
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Marine Animals Crowding Shorelines To Avoid Oil Spill In Gulf
Read MoreThe ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is growing each day. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has long ago surpassed the previous top oil disaster i...
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Cleanup Ideas for the BP oil spill
Read MoreThanks to Ann for submitting this as a comment to one of the articles. This seems like a great idea lets hope they're open to working with other compa...
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Oil Spill In Utah Coats Birds, Kills Fish
Read MoreWhile the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico rages on, other oil spills still occur on a daily basis. These spills range between very minor, such as a sm...
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Experts Warn Of Decreasing Oil Reserves
Read MoreDue to grave concerns regarding the warming of the world, countries are attempting to transition to more environmentally friendly energy means. These ...
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