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Cleanup team cleaning oil from beach
Beirut coast
1. Wide of Sea with Lebanese army boat
2. Lebanese soldiers laying plastic pipe to clean the oil spill
3. Medium of boat in water
4. Soldiers preparing the pipe
5. Close of oil spill
6. Pipe being dragged to the sea
7....
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As the oil spill cleanup drags on, children along the Gulf Coast are struggling to deal with all the bad news...especially those in families who depend on the local seafood industry to survive.
HEADLINE: Oil spill effects spread to the children
CAPTION: As the oil spill cleanup drags on, children along the Gulf Coast are struggling to deal with all the bad news...especially those in families who depend on the local seafood...
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WRAP Hairdressers collect hair to mop up oil spill, prisoners donate
Manila - 29 August 2006
1. Various of hair being cut in salon
2. Hair falling on floor
3. Hair being swept with a broom
4. Tracking shot of hair in a dustpan, pull out to staff putting it into plastic bag
5. Close-up of hair being put...
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World's worst peacetime oil spill
NOAA - MUST COURTESY : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce.
Bay of Campeche, Mexico, June 1979 to March 1980
1. STILL IMAGE - Aerial view of IXTOC 1 oil spill
2. STILL IMAGE - IXTOC 1 oil well...
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Samantha Joye, a marine scientist at the University of Georgia, says underwater oil plumes are reducing oxygen in parts of the Gulf of Mexico. But she says the drop-off isn't big enough to endanger marine life just yet.
HEADLINE: Scientist: Oxygen levels down in Gulf oil plumes
CAPTION: A marine scientist at the University of Georgia says underwater oil plumes are reducing oxygen in parts of the Gulf of Mexico. But she says the drop-off isn't big...
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As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill now nears its seventh week, more and more oil is washing up ashore. As one expert explains, the oil is killing the natural habitat for many species.
HEADLINE: First Person: Nothing can survive this
CAPTION: As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill now nears its seventh week, more and more oil is washing up ashore. As one expert explains, the oil is killing the natural habitat for many...
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Ship breakers yard receives boost with arrival of world's largest tanker
Gaddani, Sindh Province:
1. Wide pan of Gaddani breakers yard to "Sea Giant" tanker
2. Mid shot of sparks from oxy-acetylene cutter emerging through side of ship's hull
3. Close-up of cutting flame
4. Mid shot breaker wearing dark...
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Nearly three years after the Gulf oil spill, a civil trial has begun in New Orleans to determine who is responsible for the disaster, and what sort of damages should be paid. Some fisherman are still recovering, and so is the environment.
Gulf oil spill trial underway as region reflects
Nearly three years after the Gulf oil spill, a civil trial has begun in New Orleans to determine who is responsible for the disaster, and what sort of damages should be paid. Some...
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Clean up operation after oil spill, comment
1. Pan of fishermen's wharf
2. Mid of oil spill
3. Boat surrounded by oil
4. Wide of cleaning operation
5. Men holding a pipe
6. Mid of boats in wharf
7. Pan of wharf
8. Close net
9. Man cleaning
10. Mid of wharf
11. Close-up of oil...
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Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the head of BP''s Gulf Coast Restoration spoke to the Associated Press from Barataria Bay, one of the places hit hardest when oil washed ashore.
HEADLINE BP: ''The job''s not done'' in Gulf spill cleanup
CAPTION: Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the head of BP''s Gulf Coast Restoration spoke to the...
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AZERBAIJAN/TURKMENISTAN: OIL PRODUCTION POLLUTES CASPIAN SEA AREA
Baku area, Azerbaijan; Turkmenbashi, Chelekan and Nebit Dag, Turkmenistan
Outside Baku, Azerbaijan - October 1st
1. Wide shot of land contaminated by oil
2. Mid shot of above showing close ups of pipes and leaking oil tanks
3. Close up...
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Almost three weeks after a new a federal paymaster took over the BP claims fund, there are those along the Gulf Coast who say they're still waiting for their money or didn't get enough.
HEADLINE: Gulf claims process criticized after BP takeover
CAPTION: Almost three weeks after a new a federal paymaster took over the BP claims fund, there are those along the Gulf Coast who say they're still waiting for their money or...
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South Africa - Oil spill harms penguins
An oil spill in Cape Town harbour has had a severe impact on seabirds in the area, according to conservationists. Hundreds of oil-covered penguins and cormorants are being treated at a rehabilitation centre run by the South African...
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Gulf residents say the fishing community has not yet recovered from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in May 2010. Friday, BP announced a $7.8 billion dollar deal to settle lawsuits filed by some 100,000 individuals and businesses affected by the spill.
HEADLINE: First Person: Gulf residents eye BP settlement
CAPTION: Gulf residents say the fishing community has not yet recovered from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in May 2010. Friday, BP announced a $7.8 billion dollar deal to...
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s early as dawn Wednesday, the oil company will try to choke to death the gusher at the bottom of the sea by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud and cement, a tactic called a "top kill" that is routinely used above ground but has never been tried 5,000 feet underwater.
HEADLINE: BP engineers draw up plans for 'top kill'
CAPTION: As early as dawn Wednesday, the oil company will try to choke to death the gusher at the bottom of the sea by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud and cement _ a tactic called...
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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen is nearing the end of his work as the National Incident Commander overseeing the vast Gulf oil spill. The AP's Rich Matthews has more on what Allen plans to do next.
HEADLINE: Adm. Thad Allen eyes life after oil spill
CAPTION: Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen is nearing the end of his work as the National Incident Commander overseeing the vast Gulf oil spill. The AP's Rich Matthews has...
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Researchers say as much as 80 percent of the oil from the spill remains in the Gulf. They warn that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger mess than the government claims and that a lot of crude is lurking deep below the surface.
HEADLINE: Researchers: 80 percent of oil remains in Gulf
CAPTION: Researchers say as much as 80 percent of the oil from the spill remains in the Gulf. They warn that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger mess than the government...
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An oil spill threatening the fragile Galapagos Islands is continuing to spread, according to authorities.
An oil spill threatening the fragile Galapagos Islands is continuing to spread, according to authorities.
The Emergency Operations Committee in Galapagos confirmed in a news release on Friday the presence of contaminating material - a...
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Researchers studying the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill say it could be years before they understand how the exposure to oil and dispersants is impacting people in the Gulf. But fishermen say they are already having health issues. (April 11)
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SOUNDBITE: George Barisich, Fisherman:
"Will I be healthy enough to rebuild my oyster farms? Will I be healthy enough to shrimp full-time? If the stuff does come back, and if the prices...
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US official warns battle to contain oil spill may linger into autumn
Barataria Bay, Louisiana
1. Various of tide washing up thick oil
2. Close of thick oil on beach
3. Various of a dead pelican lying on beach covered in oil
4. Various of baby pelicans huddled together, covered in oil
5. Various of crab...
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Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.
HEADLINE: Hurricane Alex rumbles toward Texas' coast
CAPTION: Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas...
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Fears and frustrations over the Gulf oil spill dominated the congressional agenda Wednesday. Lawmakers heard from the Interior Secretary, a fisherman demanding BP live up to its promises and an actor who says he may have an oil cleanup solution
HEADLINE: Actor, fisher lay out Gulf oil worries and ideas
CAPTION: Fears and frustrations over the Gulf oil spill dominated the congressional agenda Wednesday. Lawmakers heard from the Interior Secretary, a fisherman demanding BP live...
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WRAP First video from underwater of oil spill in Gulf Coast, Senate hearing
Washington, DC - 11 May 2010
1. Executives from BP, Transocean and Halliburton taking the oath before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
2. Various cutaways of hearing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lamar McKay, Chairman of BP...
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National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen says the static kill effort to plug the leak is progressing, giving officials 'high confidence' that there will soon be no oil leaking into the environment.
HEADLINE: Allen: 'High confidence' no more oil will leak
CAPTION: National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen says the static kill effort to plug the leak is progressing, giving officials 'high confidence' that there will soon be no oil...