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SOUTH AFRICA: PENGUINS RELEASED AFTER OIL SPILL
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It's been a long journey back to freedom for the penguin victims of last month's oil tanker spill off the coast of South Africa.
On Friday, 900 penguins were ferried back to Robben Island, off Cape Town after being cared for...
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Man arrested on explosives charge ahead of summit, protest
Huntsville
1. Police motorcade
2. Police helicopter
3. Various of police directing motorists at a road block
4. Line of police vehicles driving into the first perimeter Deerhurst Resort
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergeant Pierre...
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SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNET PENGUINS
English/Nat
Last month's oil tanker spill off the coast of South Africa caused an environmental catastrophe off the coast of Cape Town.
It took an unprecedented rescue project to save the lives of thousands of penguins who lived...
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After a string of failed attempts to contain the oil leak, BP says it has finally choked the flow, bringing welcomed news to people from the East coast to the Gulf coast. Though, some wondered what took BP so long. (July 15)
HEADLINE: People welcome oil halt; ask what took so long
CAPTION: After a string of failed attempts to contain the oil leak, BP says it has finally choked the flow, bringing welcomed news to people from the East coast to the Gulf coast....
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Work continues to minimise environmental damage from oil spill
1. Wide pan of ships at sea
2. Emergency Ministry workers arriving to clean sea shore
3. Tractor working on beach
4. Line of workers at waters edge digging oil covered seaweed
5. Close of seaweed covered in oil
6. Wide of workers and...
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They listed to the promises in the wake of the BP oil spill that the Gulf would be fully restored. Six months after the disaster, many complain the oil company, and the rest of the country, has moved on.
HEADLINE:Six Months Later: Oil Victims Feel Abandoned
CAPTION: They listed to the promises in the wake of the BP oil spill that the Gulf would be fully restored. Six months after the disaster, many complain the oil company, and the rest...
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BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
HEADLINE: BP begins testing new cap over Gulf oil leak
CAPTION: BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in...
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GALAPAGOS: OIL SPILL: CAPTAIN SUFFERS NERVOUS TENSION (V)
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VOICED BY: Vera Frankl
The captain of a tanker that grounded off the Galapagos islands is being treated for "nervous tension."
Investigators say he's been unable to resume answering questions because of lower back pain and...
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AP correspondent Jason Bronis, on assignment in Louisiana covering the Gulf oil spill, meets a woman forced out of business by a shortage of Gulf shrimp
HEADLINE:Reporter's Notebook: No shrimp, no more po-boys
CAPTION: AP correspondent Jason Bronis, on assignment in Louisiana covering the Gulf oil spill, meets a woman forced out of business by a shortage of Gulf shrimp. (June 25)
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BP embarked Tuesday on an operation that could seal the biggest offshore oil leak in U.S. history once and for all. Officials at the spill site tell the AP early signs show everything is going as planned.
HEADLINE: AP goes aboard vessel poised to kill BP well
CAPTION: BP embarked Tuesday on an operation that could seal the biggest offshore oil leak in U.S. history once and for all. Officials at the spill site tell the AP early signs show...
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Engine oil leaking from ship according to port authorities
1. Wide shot of Costa Concordia ship with high waves and strong winds
2. Oil booms blowing in the wind
3. Wide shot of oil booms blowing in the wind next to the Costa Concordia
4. Close-up of oily sheen on the water, reportedly caused by...
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Could be years before Gulf oil spill researchers understand effects of oil and dispersants on people
When a BP oil well began gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico four years ago, fisherman George Barisich used his boat to help clean up the millions of gallons of spilled crude oil that would become the worst offshore spill in US...
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Waveland, Mississippi Mayor Tommy Longo talks about the potential impact of the Gulf oil spill to the region's fishing and tourism industries.
HEADLINE: First Person: Gulf oil spill could hit Miss. town hard
CAPTION: Waveland, Mississippi Mayor Tommy Longo talks about the potential impact of the Gulf oil spill to the region's fishing and tourism industries. (April 30)
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The massive oil spill creeps closer to the Louisiana shore is starting to impact the tourist trade. As AP's Haven Daley reports, it's already affected seafood sales.
HEADLINE: New Orleans Mood Dims as Oil Spill Approaches
CAPTION: The massive oil spill creeps closer to the Louisiana shore is starting to impact the tourist trade. As AP's Haven Daley reports, it's already affected seafood sales. (May...
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PERU: OIL FROM REFINERY SPILLS INTO PACIFIC OCEAN
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Environmentalists fear an ecological disaster after oil from a refinery in Peru spilled into the Pacific Ocean.
The spill caused a 25-kilometre long slick off the Peruvian coast. Thousands of fish and sea birds are...
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED
Spanish/Nat
Ecuador has declared a state of emergency for the Galapagos islands, where a huge oil spill from tanker "Jessica" now poses a threat to creatures great and small, from birds to iguanas to sea lions.
The spill began last week...
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BRAZIL: EFFORTS TO STOP OIL SLICK SPREADING
Rio de Janeiro, January 24 2000
1. Wide shot of Rio-Niteroi bridge with boat laying down floating barriers
2. Close up of floating barriers
3. Wide of boat laying down barriers
4. Various of bridge and boat
5. Pan of fishing boats in...
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BP CEO disputes claims of underwater oil plumes
Venice, Louisiana
1. Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, talking to US Coast Guard employees
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Hayward, Chief Executive of BP PLC:
"Well, the answer is the first thing is to say we're sorry. We're sorry for the massive...
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President Barack Obama says Americans will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for "as long as it takes," but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it's caused.
HEADLINE: Obama: 'We will make BP pay'
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says Americans will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for "as long as it takes," but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it's caused. (June 15)
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As the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico grows, along the Florida panhandle there is a major concern about the impact the spill could have on tourism _ the lifeblood of the state's economy.
HEADLINE:Oil spill has tourists canceling beach trips
CAPTION: As the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico grows, along the Florida panhandle there is a major concern about the impact the spill could have on tourism _ the lifeblood of...
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Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard on 'The Green Lantern'
AP Television
San Diego, 24 July 2010
1. Wide "Green Lantern" arrivals line at Comic-Con with reporters and cast
2. Wide zoom to medium "Green Lantern" lead actor Ryan Reynolds talks to reporter
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ryan...
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President Barack Obama says BP's successful capping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is "good news." But he says testing continues to determine whether the temporary cap can stay in place and be used to permanently stop the flow of oil.
HEADLINE: Obama: Oil spill cap is "good news"
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says BP's successful capping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is "good news." But he says testing continues to determine whether the temporary cap can stay in...
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A collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy shipping waterway
HEADLINE: Video essay: Oil spill on the Mississippi River
CAPTION: A collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy shipping waterway. (July 25)
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Twenty-five years after one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters, the legacy of the Exxon Valdez oil spill still haunts Alaskans living alongside Prince William Sound. (March 20)
SOUNDBITE: Rick Wade of Valdez, first diver on scene the night the Exxon Valdez ran aground
"Nobody really realized, nobody realized how close the ship was to coming apart. It almost broke in half // It would have rolled right there, and...