UK backing loans for ‘risky’ offshore oil drilling in Brazil
The British government is subsidising one of the world’s largest and riskiest oil-drilling projects in the Atlantic Ocean.
US accepts Gulf oil spill aid from 12 countries
A total of 27 countries have offered assistance to the US government following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and International Law
It often takes a disaster to prompt international regulation.
PSDS scientists monitor oil spill progress
I’m not sure what is worse, the waiting for the oil or dealing with its impact.
Stunningly High Levels of Toxins Found in Whales
The entire ocean life is loaded with a series of contaminants, most of which have been released by human beings.
Hands Across The Sand
Saturday, 820 Hands Across the Sand rallies were scheduled in all 50 US States and in 34 countries. Thousands of people worldwide gathered and stood hand in hand. The goal, as organizers put it, was to “form symbolic barriers against spilling oil.”
Beneath the Surface: if only it were just a nightmare
As the tropical storm Alex raises concerns over what might happen to efforts to contain the oil if BP is forced to abandon the area for a while, forecasters have said they can’t speculate about what rough weather would do to oil in the water.
International Help En Route For The Gulf
Huge Taiwanese oil-skimming ship, the A-Whale, preparing to sail to the scene of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Minimal Advances in Oil Spill Cleanup Since Valdez Spill
Experts in cleanup technologies acknowledge that most of the equipment in use, only represents improvements in old technology.