Louisiana Environmental Group Warns Santa Barbara Oil Spill Cleanup Workers to Protect Their Health
An open letter from the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) and the Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper raised concerns towards those affected by the Santa Barbara Plains All American Pipeline spill who participated in the clean-up effort.
Offshore Drilling and the NC Coast: Special Reports
This is the first of more than 40 stories that will be published over the next two months on offshore drilling and its potential effects on the N.C. coast.
End America’s Addiction to Fossil Fuels!
The recent oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara is a powerful reminder of the devastating costs of America’s addiction to oil on our communities, beaches and wildlife. It’s time to invest in a clean energy future.
Pipeline Firm Told California Oil Spill ‘Extremely Unlikely’
Federal inspectors said the area near the break had earlier been repaired because of corrosion. At the break point, over 80 percent of the wall thickness of the pipeline had been eaten away. The pipeline, completed in 1990, is part of a network of lines that move crude oil to inland refineries. A handful of prior spills have taken place on the line, the largest about 1,200 gallons…
Mystery Pollution Keeps California Beaches Still Closed
A string of popular California beaches will remain closed until further notice due to mystery oil-based pollution, officials said Friday.
Croatian Dilemma: Oil in the Adriatic, or Tourism
Despite surging opposition to pumping crude in the waters of one of Europe’s fastest-growing summer travel destinations, the Croatian government is determined to boost the state’s poor finances by offering several exploration licenses to foreign energy companies.
Mysterious Oil Globs Close 7 Miles of Los Angeles-Area Beach
Nearly 7 miles of Los Angeles-area coastline was closed to beachgoers Thursday as scientists investigated mysterious balls of tar washing ashore.
When You Drill, You Spill.
The Santa Barbara County spill, one of the largest in California history, reiterates what we already know: We can’t extract oil and transport it without putting our beaches, wildlife, and coastal communities at risk. The sad fact is, when you drill, you spill.
California Oil Spill Company Under Local, State and Federal Investigation
Federal officials are investigating the company at the center of the Santa Barbara oil spill, which has left more than 11 miles of coastline covered with an oil slick…