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What are the likely effects of the BP oil spill on whales and marine life?

Obviously those covered in oil will suffer, I was just wondering how toxic the oil is, and what the effect will be on wildlife esp whales who come into contact with the oil after it moves beyond the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve tried googling this but without a science background it’s hard to know what […]

Has anyone else heard this about the BP oil spill in the gulf?

It has been all over the radio that Goldman-Sachs sold off ALL of their British petroleum stock two days before the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began.Almost as if they knew it was coming ahead of time. Not saying I believe it,but seems a bit too much of a coincidence. Just curious as […]

BP Oil Spill Live Feed: Still gashing as cap struggle continues

US agency has confirmed underwater oil plums as far as 142 miles from BP spill. It comes as the cap on the blown-out well in the Gulf is reportedly capturing a half-million gallons (1.9 million litres) a day. But the hopeful report was offset by a warning that the far-flung slick has broken up into […]

Oil spill trajectory 20100504

Projected movement of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Movement shows spill moving East to threaten Florida’s Panhandle, moving south to potentially get caught up in Loop Current and move onto South Florida/Keys and then up the East Coast to Georgia, SC and NC.

Alaska Still Struggles to Recover from Exxon Valdez Spill

Twenty years have passed since the oil tanker Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It has been called the worst environmental disaster of our times. Environmentalists say the area will never be as before, even though ExxonMobil says it has cleaned up the spill and is a […]

What just happened with the BP oil spill?

I was watching the live feed and it looked like that had something suspended because it was swinging. Then the screen went blank so i hit refresh and now it looks like the oil is coming out 5 times more. Although the color looks lighter than oil i saw before. Now it’s back to the […]

LETTER: Lack of spill aid shows America is being used

LETTER: Lack of spill aid shows America is being used I would hope that the powers that be learn something after our disastrous oil spill. Wake up America. Did any other countries come to our aid? Read more on Evansville Courier & Press

Worker Health and Safety During the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup in Alaska in 1989

This cleanup was the first done under OSHA’s then recent Hazwoper regulation and maybe the first time an OSHA program went into voluntary compliance mode (like the agency later did during the World Trade Center cleanup and Katrina). Contact me for more information on worker health and safety issues during this spill. I was living […]