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• South Korea to ban single-hulled tankers’ entry

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Seoul, Dec 6 (IANS) South Korea will ban the entry of oil tankers having only one hull in its vessels from 2011 as part of its efforts to prevent oil spills and other maritime disasters, an official said Sunday.A single-hulled tanker has only one outer shell between its cargo and the ocean and has often [...]
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• Shell must clean up its act in Nigeria | Chima Williams

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 164
  As Nigerian villagers take Shell to court over huge oil spills, its time for the group to take responsibility for polluting practices A court in The Hague is considering whether Shell can be held liable for alleged pollution in Nigeria, and a ruling is expected on 30 December. This case could set a precedent for ...
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• Jeff Bridges Spills Some Beans All Over Tron: Legacy

  
  Nerdles — Authority: 152
  Sci-Fi Wire recently caught up with Tron: Legacy star Jeff Bridges and fortunately for us bloggers he was in full canary-mode.First up he explained how he found playing two versions of Flynn (old version and younger version) to be challenging.“It was challenging, in that I got a little taste of this new technology ...
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• World Science Forum: Preventing future Bhopals

  
  PRI's The World — Authority: 604
  A quarter century after the disaster at Bhopal, toxic chemicals continue to threaten lives in the developing world. Chemical spills poison Chinese rivers. Toxic waste sickens people in West Africa. What can be done to safeguard the public in developing countries? What role can consumers and investors in the developed ...
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• Nigerian farmers take Shell to court

  
  Black Looks — Authority: 538
  Today is the start of a landmark court brought by four farmers from the Niger Delta against Shell Oil.The Nigerian farmers and fishers, who lost their livelihoods after oil from leaking Shell pipelines streamed over their fields and fishing ponds, are claiming compensation from the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. They also ...
  5 days ago

• BP Leaks in Alaska, Again

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 431
  BP pipeline in Alaska sprung another leak on SundayThe pipeline delivers more than 30,000 barrel per day at Lisburne field at Prudhoe Bay, which has a total production of 400,000 bpd. Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Alaska Denali Fault trace passes beneath the pipeline (Dated November 2002). Photo: USGS. “We are ...
  6 days ago

• LADY GAGA: BRA-CLAD BOSTON BABE

  
  GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS — Authority: 164
  Never digit to unsure absent from display a lowercase skin, Lady GaGa was patterned clad in a black undergarment patch discover in Boston, Colony on weekday (December 1). The “Poker Face” vocaliser gave a spring at nearby paparazzi as she was whisked into the Wang Theatre for a soundcheck preceding to tonight’s ...
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• BP Starts Alaskan Oil Spill Cleanup, May Take Weeks

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 560
  Joshua Schneyer and Yereth Rosen, PlanetArk 2 Dec 09;NEW YORK/ANCHORAGE - BP Plc on Tuesday began cleaning up an oil spill from a leaky Alaskan pipeline, but said it has not determined what caused the leak or how much material spilled onto the snow-covered tundra.The leak is the latest setback for the British oil ...
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• $1,000,000 penalty for odour

  
  Saxe Environmental Law News — Authority: 126
  Fines for industrial accidents keep climbing. On November 4, 2009, BP Canada Energy Company pleaded guilty to one count of causing an odorous discharge that caused an adverse effect. BP was fined $800,000 plus the 25% victim fine surcharge. BP operates a natural gas liquid fractionation plant in Sarnia’s Chemical ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Bildungblog — Authority: 450
  "Sir, theres somebody here to see you who says he remembers the Exxon Valdez oil spill."
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• Jim Lynn Talks about Oil Gone Easy Products on Meet the Planet

  
  PR Friend Press Releases — Authority: 156
  Jim Lynn, the inventor of Oil Gone Easy products, appeared as a guest on Meet the Planet, an environmental multi-media show that strives to create awareness among people to come up with positive and educated solutions to deal with challenging situations in the world today.On this show, Jim Lynn talks about the ...
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• Will the Real Mad Men Please Step Forward

  
  Improve Your Home and Garden — Authority: 116
  Stretching a dollar has an alternative meaning for Joey Green, aka The Pantry Professor. Most of us suffer from “functional fixedness,” the unconscious  condition of thinking Kool-Aid is for drinking. But Joey knows you can fix a broken dishwasher with it!You may look at a can of Spam and ask, “Why?” Joey ...
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• Indonesian fishermen to sue over Timor oil spill

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 560
  Stephanie March for The World TodayABC News 24 Nov 09;Hundreds of fishermen and seaweed farmers are seeking compensation from the Federal Government and a Thai operator after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea.At least 500 million litres of oil from the Montara oil field spilled into the Timor Sea over 10 weeks ...
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• J.Lo On AMA Fall, “I Meant To Do That”

  
  The Urban Daily — Authority: 554
  It’s nice to know that Jenny From the Block still has a sense of humor. According to People.com, J.LO gave Ryan Seacrest a Pee-Wee Herman-type response when asked about her tumble at the American Music Awards. “Did I trip a little bit? I don’t even remember,” Lopez, 40, joked on his radio show. “Yeah, I ...
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• Water and waste

  
  Weblogsky — Authority: 117
  If you’re tired of worrying about climate change or the economy, you can start worrying about water pollution: an article in the New York Times says raw sewage is leaking into waterways. I know that I take water for granted, and I suspect you do, too. There’s always been plenty, and it’s been so cheap we ...
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• Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns

  
  CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 521
  Pennsylvania residents whose streams and fields have been damaged by toxic spills and whose drinking water has allegedly been contaminated by drilling for natural gas are suing the Houston-based energy company that drilled the wells. A worker at the company is among the 15 families bringing suit. The civil case, ...
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• Indonesian team set up to calculate losses by Timor Sea oil spill pollution

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 560
  Antara 22 Nov 09;Kupang (ANTARA News) - Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has set up a national team to calculate the material losses Indonesia has suffered from pollution in the Timor Sea by an explosion at the Montara oil field, a source here said."The minister has already set up a national team to calculate the ...
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• Good Tidings: How to Keep Your Home Clean During the Holidays

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 436
  Since the holiday celebrations will be in full swing soon, chances are your home is going to need cleaning before, after and during your family get-togethers. Although the thought of all that toil can be daunting, creativehomemaking.com has broken down the most common holiday messy mishaps and provided easy and ...
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• Transcript of Skytruth’s John Amos to Senate on Offshore Oil Drilling

  
  That's My Congress — Authority: 477
  The following is our transcription of the November 19, 2009 testimony of John Amos of Skytruth, a non-profit environmental imaging organization, to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.After more than a decade analyzing satellite imagery in the commercial sector for oil and gas exploration, I founded ...
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• Nanotubes to soak up oil spills

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Chinese chemists have made sturdy nanotube sponges that can selectively absorb oil and volatile chemicals in preference to water. The sponges float on water and can absorb up almost 180 times their own weight in oil, giving them great potential for mopping up industrial spillages. We are very excited about the ...
  3 weeks ago

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