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Oil Spill

Human Hair Used to Clean Up Oil Spills

It’s strong and absorbent, naturally grabbing onto oil and water like sponges. So, as gross as it sounds, mats of human hair actually make the ideal material for cleaning up oil spills. Ecological charity ‘Matter of Trust’ has thousands of pounds of it delivered by the tractor trailer load, so they can create the mats. [...]

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Droughts, Floods, Fires & Oil Spills Plague Australia

Can Australia get a break? The people of this country have had enough. Devastating fires, droughts, floods and crocodile problems have already killed thousands of people, wiped out the livelihoods of many more and destroyed homes and businesses all over the country. Now, they’re dealing with an oil spill after a cargo ship got caught [...]

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250,000 Gallon Oil Slick Spreads Toward Ireland

250,000 gallons of oil spilled in the ocean off Ireland’s south coast on Tuesday, in an area where Russian navy ships were refueling. Irish authorities confirmed that the spill was spreading across the sea and may eventually pollute the Irish and Welsh coastlines. Meanwhile, Russia is pooh-poohing the idea that the spill constitutes a threat [...]

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Toast the Earth with Exxon Mobile

Remember this classic video? Watch as ExxonMobil funds junk science, wrecks the Arctic Refuge, and spills oil on endangered wildlife. Has much changed since 2006?

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Exxon Valdez Payments Delayed Again After 19 Years of Waiting

An imminent payment from Exxon Mobil Corp. to the commercial fishermen affected by the nation’s worst oil spill has been delayed once again. The damages have been put off for 19 years so far, and this time it’s due to lawyers for Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc., a Seattle-based company that ran a fish-processing plant in [...]

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Rehabilitated Penguins Released in South America

Ready, get set, go! On Oct 4th, after months of rehabilitation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) released 372 Magellanic penguins in Brazil. Watch as they find their way back to the ocean:

The International Fund for Animal Welfare works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial [...]

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