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BP bought Kevin Costner's oil spill clean-up machines despite field test failure
2015-04-17 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: BP spent $16m (10m) on an oil spill clean-up machine pitched by actor Kevin Costner at the height of last year's Gulf of Mexico disaster even though the machines failed their initial field tests. In the week of the one-year anniversary of the capping of the well, it has emerged that the oil company gave top priority to testing the devices ahead of the 123,000 other suggestions from the public for plugging the well and scooping up more the millions of gallons of crude from deep water, marshes...
BP oil spill fund spends $5bn in paying claimants
2015-04-16 13:14:00| Offshore Technology
The administrator responsible for managing the BP oil spill compensation fund has said that more than $5bn has been paid to the claimants, so far.
British Columbia: oil spill response shows unprepared for more tankers
2015-04-11 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British Columbian officials on Friday criticized the Canadian government's response to an oil spill in the waters around Vancouver, calling into question plans for new crude oil export pipelines in the Pacific Coast province. Nearly 3,000 liters of oil spilled after an anchored bulk carrier began leaking bunker fuel in English Bay, just west of Vancouver's downtown core, on Wednesday. Officials in the province said the coast guard responded but was slow to contain the slick, which spread towards...
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Study Suggests Chemical Used in BP Spill Cleanup Capable of Injuring People, Wildlife
2015-04-07 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Study suggests chemical used in BP oil spill cleanup capable of injuring people and wildlife Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email More Options Share via Email Share on Whatsapp Share on Pinterest Share on Google Plus Share on LinkedIn Share on Tumblr Resize Text Print Article Comments By Michael E. Miller April 7 at 2:58 AM When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, the immediate victims were clear enough. Eleven employees died in the blaze....
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Duke Energy Agrees to Pay $2.5M in Virginia Coal Ash Spill Settlement
2015-04-06 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. power company Duke Energy Corp agreed to a $2.5 million settlement proposed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality relating to the 2014 coal ash spill into the Dan River in North Carolina, the DEQ said on Friday. Duke, the largest in the United States by power generation capacity, will spend $2.25 million in carrying out environmental projects to benefit Virginia localities affected by the spill. (1.usa.gov/1F9WLrk) The remaining $250,000 will be placed in a DEQ fund to respond...
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