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Oil spill: New study contradicts owner's claims
Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from a production platform owned by Taylor Energy Company since an underwater mudslide during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
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Oil spill: New study contradicts owner's claims
Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from a production platform owned by Taylor Energy Company since an underwater mudslide during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
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Oil spill: New study contradicts owner's claims
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Destruction at oil storage facility in Bahamas
A major oil storage terminal on Grand Bahama Island was damaged by Hurricane Dorian and has leaked oil into the surrounding environment, raising concerns that the oil could damage local reefs and wildlife.
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Oil leaking after storage site damaged by Dorian
A major oil storage terminal on Grand Bahama Island was damaged by Hurricane Dorian and has leaked oil into the surrounding environment, drone footage revealed on Saturday, raising concern that the oil could damage local reefs and...
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Senior US officials react to Texas pollution fears
The flood crisis in Texas has raised concerns about the environmental impact of Tropical Storm Harvey along the state's refinery-rich coast.
Nearly a third of US refining capacity sits in low-lying areas along the coast -...
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Senior US officials react to Texas pollution fears
The flood crisis in Texas has raised concerns about the environmental impact of Tropical Storm Harvey along the state's refinery-rich coast.
Nearly a third of US refining capacity sits in low-lying areas along the coast -...
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Seagulls fly around a Gulf Coast island, unaware their habitat is a manmade marsh built from sediment dredged out of the Port of Houston. This project could become a model for rebuilding ecosystems as the US government looks to invest a fund set up by BP after last year's massive oil spill.
HEADLINE: Texas conservationists rebuilding lost islands
CAPTION: Seagulls fly around a Gulf Coast island, unaware their habitat is a manmade marsh built from sediment dredged out of the Port of Houston. This project could become a model...
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USA: MAGAZINE ISSUES CORPORATE CRIMINALS LIST
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A magazine in the United States that monitors business crime has issued its top 100 list of corporate criminals of the 1990s.
The report, the magazine says, is an attempt to focus public attention on what it describes as a...
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Massive oil spill from 50s still being cleaned up
AP Television
1. Ariel shot New York City, downtown
New York, February 19-24, 2006
2. Manhattan skyline, from boat
3. Shoreline of Newtown Creek with oil stains
4. Bulkhead with oil stain, at low tide
5. Absorbent socks (to prevent oil...
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More excerpts of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Beyond compensating the people of the Gulf in the short-term, it's also clear we need a long-term plan to restore the unique beauty and bounty of this region. The oil spill represents...
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NIGERIA: OIL PIPELINE LEAK: DEATHS LATEST (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Richard Vaughan
It is now thought that as many as 60 people were killed in Nigeria when oil leaking from a pipeline near the Lagos port of Apapa caught fire.
The fire also destroyed shacks in nearby squatter...
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President Barack Obama says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shows that existing environmental laws have not been adequate and says he's encouraging Congressional leaders to toughen them.
HEADLINE: Obama: Laws must be updated after Gulf oil spill
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shows that existing environmental laws have not been adequate and says he's encouraging...
Bloomberg
Paying The Price, After Taking Millions From Shell
Mar. 03 -- In 2015 the community of Bodo won a $77 million lawsuit against Shell for two oil spills that devastated their environment and livelihoods. The money from this landmark victory has now been spent, but is Bodo any better off?...
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Panel says more steps needed to stop oil spills after Gulf of Mexico disaster
FILE: Gulf of Mexico waters off Louisiana coast - 06 June 2010
1. Wide of oily water washing on to shore and over a dead bird lying on sand
2. Close-up of clumps of oil floating on water's surface
3. Close-up of bird trapped in oily...
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Gulf Coast crews are using sand-sifting machines dubbed "Sandbonis," a reference to the Zamboni machines that are used to resurface ice rinks. The sand is sifted and washed first with hot water then mild detergent.
HEADLINE: 'Sandbonis' clean oil from beaches
CAPTION: (date)
Sandbonis? BP tried new method for cleaning Gulf Coast beaches
Suggested Caption: Gulf Coast crews are using sand-sifting machines dubbed "Sandbonis," a reference to...
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It can be hard to get a handle on the scope of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly three million gallons of oil may have spilled so far, but that's just part of the story.
HEADLINE: By any measure, Gulf oil spill is big
CAPTION: It can be hard to get a handle on the scope of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly three million gallons of oil may have spilled so far, but that's just part...
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Environmental fears over oil spill in Lebanon
Lebanese Ministry of Environment Handout
Jiyeh
1. Various of burning oil tanks at power station
AP Television
Beirut
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Berj Hatjian, Lebanese Environment Ministry spokesperson
"The cleaning process of this...
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The shipping company that owned the Cosco Busan when it struck the Bay Bridge last November has claimed the resulting oil spill was the government's fault for licensing a bay pilot with a history of drug and alcohol abuse
HEADLINE: Shipping company blames govt. For oil spill
CAPTION: The shipping company that owned the Cosco Busan when it struck the Bay Bridge last November has claimed the resulting oil spill was the government's fault for licensing a...
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President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson to help with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
HEADLINE: Obama to use 'every resource' to help oil spill
CAPTION: President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Shell must pay $1 bn for Niger Delta clean-up: rights groups
CLEAN: Shell must pay $1 bn for Niger Delta clean-up: rights groups
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White House adviser David Axelrod talks about President Barack Obama's return visit to the Gulf Coast region on Monday and Tuesday.
HEADLINE: Obama wants BP to set up funds for claims
CAPTION: White House adviser David Axelrod says President Barack Obama will demand that BP create a special account to pay Gulf oil claims. (June 13))
Tough talk from President Barack...
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WWF comment on tanker oil spill
1. Exterior WWF (World Wildlife Fund) headquarters
2. Close up WWF panda logo on door
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Christopher Hails, Programme Director, World Wildlife Fund
"If the oil tanker loses all its oil - it's apparently carrying...
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Sniffing out tainted seafood following the BP oil spill
Pascagoula, Mississippi - June 3, 2010
1. Close-up glass container of cooked prawns
2. Close-up glass container of raw oysters, William Mahan sniffing and stirring
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) William Mahan, Agriculture Extension Director,...