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CLEAN : Mauritius: huge demonstration against the government after oil spill
Tens of thousands of Mauritians take to the streets of Port-Louis to protest the government's handling of the oil spill that ravaged the southeast coast of Mauritius in early August (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Thousands protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill
Mauritians march for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the government's handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Possible oil spill looms in Sri Lanka ship disaster
Images show a partially-sunken container ship and debris on the beach, as international experts were deployed to Sri Lanka to deal with a possible oil spill after the ship loaded with chemicals and plastic burned offshore for almost two...
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: La Pampilla oil refinery in Peru, owned by Spanish Repsol
Stockshot images of La Pampilla refinery, owned by Spanish oil company Repsol, involved in the oil spill that hit the coasts of Peru (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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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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Long Term Consequences of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Long Term Consequences of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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CLEAN : Ship stranded off US delights curious, worries environmentalists
A scientist at Chesapeake Bay Foundation calls for more "precautionary measures" to be be taken to prevent oil spills or damage to the area as the container ship Ever Forward has been stranded for the past month near the large city of...
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The biologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana has become the epicenter of the oil spill. Local fisherman are upset and fear that the wildlife and fisheries will be wiped out altogether threatening the livelihood of all who depend on this already endangered estuary.
HEADLINE: Barataria estuary now ground zero in oil spill
CAPTION: The biologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana has become the epicenter of the oil spill. Local fisherman are upset and fear that the wildlife and fisheries will...
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Excerpt of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every...
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Trump Moves to Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
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Trump Moves to Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
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Trump Moves to Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling
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The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters...
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CLEAN : Peruvian fishers protest for compensation two months after oil spill
Dozens of members of fishing communities and workers from the tourism industry protest in front of the Spanish Embassy in Lima to demand compensation two months after a devastating oil spill off the Peruvian coast linked to a refinery...
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Two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, offshore islands still clamor with birds, but birders say there aren''t as many as before and the islands themselves are simply washing away.
HEADLINE: Islands, birds suffer 2 years after oil spill
CAPTION: Two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, offshore islands still clamor with birds, but birders say there aren''t as many as before and the islands themselves are...
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Amphibious ship used to clean up oil spills, heads towards Iraq
March 18, 2003
0000 Wide shot USS Comstock in the Gulf, US flag in foreground
March 19, 2003
0005 Various bridge of the USS Comstock
0023 UPSOUND: Part underlaid (English) Commander John Padfield, Captain, USS Comstock
March 18,...
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USSR 1970s - dead birds in oil spill, Ilmen Nature Reserve, bird conservation
VS Russian newspapers ; articles about environmental dangers, pollution, ... Pictures of industrial chimneys w/ smoke. Seashore after oil slick : dead birds taken into the oil. VS Covers of magazines and Lenin's texts about environment....
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CLEAN : Mauritius: locals donate hair to fight oil spill
Mauritians donate their hair to make booms in order to fight the oil spill that threatens the island's ecosystem (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Peruvian fishers protest to demand compensation for oil spill
Around two dozen fishers protest in front of the La Pampilla refinery in Callao, Peru, to demand compensation after three beaches were hit by an oil spill (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Amphibious ship used to clean up oil spills, heads towards Iraq
The Gulf - 18 March 2003
1. Wide shot USS Comstock in the Gulf, US flag in foreground
2. Various skimmer boats on lower deck
3. Various thick plastic piping
4. Mid shot contractors
5. Various contractor preparing equipment on lower...
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The White House says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could affect President Obama's plans for a clean energy bill and an expansion of offshore drilling.
HEADLINE: Oil spill could impact Obama's drilling plan
CAPTION: The White House says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could affect President Obama's plans for a clean energy bill and an expansion of offshore drilling. (April 29)...
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Federal lawyers have begun making their case for adding some $13.7 billion in penalties to costs already incurred by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. (Jan. 20)
Federal lawyers have begun making their case for adding some $13.7 billion in penalties to costs already incurred by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Pictures of fouled beaches and dead, oil-coated birds flashed on a courtroom screen...