Oil Spills Becoming Frequent Hazard for Fishermen Near Mumbai

Local fishermen called on officials to take serious action to halt the recurrent oil spills plaguing the Uran shoreline, because of the profound detrimental impacts they have on fishstocks, coastal ecosystems, fishermen and other communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood.

Thailand Resort Beach Blackened by Oil Spill

Black waves of crude oil washed up on a beach at a popular tourist island in Thailand’s eastern sea despite attempts to clean up the oil up over the weekend after it leaked from a pipeline.

Norway Opens Arctic Border Area To Oil Drilling

Norway’s Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region.