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CLEAN : Seabirds die of starvation or poisoning after Peru oil spill
The oil spill off the central coast of Peru a fortnight ago puts many seabirds nesting on islands in a nature reserve at a dramatic crossroads: starve to death or die of poisoning (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Repsol says Peru beaches affected by oil spill expected to be clean by end of February
A spokesperson for Repsol, Marcos Fraga, says the Spanish oil company hopes to have completed the clean-up of the sea and the beaches in Peru affected by the oil spill by the end of February (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Repsol says 98% of the oil spilled off the coast of Peru is removed
Spanish oil company Repsol claims to have removed 98% of the crude oil spilled on the Peruvian coast on January 15, during the unloading of the tanker Mare Doricum at the La Pampilla refinery, north of Lima on the central Peruvian coast...
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CLEAN : Volunteers in Peru clean up beaches polluted by oil spill
Hundreds of people -- many volunteers -- gather on the beaches of northern Lima to clean up an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : WRAP: 'Alarming' oil spill in Peru
The coast of Peru was hit by an oil spill caused by strong tides following a volcanic eruption in Tonga (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : WRAP: Major oil spill in Peru
The coast of Peru was hit by an oil spill caused by strong tides following a volcanic eruption in Tonga (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Perú multa de nuevo a Repsol con USD 5,7 millones tras derrame de petróleo
Las autoridades ambientales de Perú impusieron este miércoles tres nuevas multas por el equivalente a 5,7 millones de dólares a la española Repsol, por un derrame de petróleo en el mar en 2022 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is hoping to inspire the next generation of turtle rescuers. An exhibit there lets kids clean "oiled turtles." The animals are really turtle replicas covered in cocoa mixed with vegetable oil.
HEADLINE: Kids scrub clean fake oiled turtles at La. zoo
CAPTION: A sign of the times at a New Orleans zoo. An exhibit lets kids scrub clean fake oiled turtles. (July 17)
As the giant BP oil spill threatens to snuff out a generation of...
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Victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound Alaska are now sending words of encouragement to the folks along the Gulf Coast. May say the Gulf Coast is in for a long road ahead. They say even though the Exxon Valdez spill was 20 years ago, life is still not back to normal.
HEADLINE: Valdez victims: Gulf Coast region has long road ahead
CAPTION: Victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound Alaska are now sending words of encouragement to the folks along the Gulf Coast. May say the...
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At the request of Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish, Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society spent the weekend diving in the Gulf of Mexico, searching for remnants of the oil spill. OFS Chief Diver Matt Ferraro talked with the Associated Press about what they found, both along the shorelines and deep under the sea.
HEADLINE: Searching for oil: Dive team finds little in the sea, but plenty along the shoreline. (Aug. 2)
Caption: At the request of Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish, Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society spent the weekend diving in...
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Two years after the BP oil spill , tourism in the area seems on the mend, but oystermen and shrimpers are still struggling in troubled waters.
HEADLINE:2 years after BP oil spill, some anxiety remains
CAPTION:Two years after the BP oil spill , tourism in the area seems on the mend, but oystermen and shrimpers are still struggling in troubled waters. (April 20)
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Louisiana's fishermen are losing money every day as fishing restrictions widen due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As AP's Haven Daley reports, those who make a living in the Gulf worry the oil spill will affect them for years to come.
HEADLINE: Seafood Industry Taking Big Hit Due to Gulf Oil Spill
CAPTION: Louisiana's fishermen are losing money every day as fishing restrictions widen due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As AP's Haven Daley reports, those who...
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BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has finally been killed once and for all, five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. History.
HEADLINE: Blown-out BP well finally killed at bottom of Gulf
CAPTION: BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has finally been killed once and for all, five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst...
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Some ships have been allowed to move through the Houston Ship Channel, which was closed down after an oil spill on Saturday. Environmental officials are still evaluating the damage. (March 26)
SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Vale, bird conservationist with the Houston Audubon Society:
"Fortunately, it's not a high number. Where we are seeing it is on their bellies. And, we are seeing some around the eyes, which is unfortunate to...
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At the height of summer, tar balls and paddies of oil were rolling ashore along the Florida Panhandle. Months later, sand castles are being built and swimmers frolic in the water, even though crude lies buried beneath the white sands
HEADLINE: Fear of buried oil doesn't stop sand sculpture contest
CAPTION: At the height of summer, tar balls and paddies of oil were rolling ashore along the Florida Panhandle. Months later, sand castles are being built and...
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The marina at Shell Beach along the Louisiana coast is usually full of fishermen. However with a massive oil spill in the gulf, fishermen aren't out in the waters, but on land helping BP lay down oil barriers along the coast.
HEADLINE: La. Fishermen abandon fish to set oil barriers
CAPTION: The marina at Shell Beach along the Louisiana coast is usually full of fishermen. However with a massive oil spill in the gulf, fishermen aren't out in the waters, but on...
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AirAsia Search Widens, No Emergency Signal Detected
Dec. 29 -- International crews failed to find any trace of the missing AirAsia plane for a second day after scouring the Java Sea off Indonesia. Bloomberg's Yvonne Man reports on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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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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A look at environmental damage caused by 50 yrs of oil production
1. Tilt up of beach with residue of oil in sand near fishing village of Iwuo-Okpom
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Okon Sunday, village chief in Iwuo-Okpom:
"Like this, every time, every month, you see spill of the larger quantities coming...
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CLEAN : Oil spill tests on ice prove Arctic quests risky
CLEAN : Oil spill tests on ice prove Arctic quests risky
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CLEAN : NOAA oil spill responder remembers Exxon V
CLEAN : NOAA oil spill responder remembers Exxon V
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CLEAN : Shell to begin compensation talks over Nig
CLEAN : Shell to begin compensation talks over Nig