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Op-Ed: Keystone XL pipeline project threatens Ogallala Aquifer (Part 3)

Calgary - With the installation of the Keystone XL pipeline, the huge Ogallala Aquifer that supplies fresh water to 82 percent of the people living within its boundary is at risk.

In the Media by Grace C. Visconti - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Keystone XL pipeline poses risks to environment, people (Part 2)

Calgary - Environmentalists warn that the environmental consequences of the Keystone XL pipeline projects will cause further unrest and action from protestors.

In the Media by Grace C. Visconti

BP, Exxon just keep spilling oil

A rupture at a BP pipeline closed for maintenance spilled 4200 gallons of a mixture of methanol and oily water onto the Alaskan tundra over the weekend.

In the Media by Martin Laine - 3 comments

Scientist plans to put crude into Arctic ocean to test clean-up

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is behind a plan to dump up to 1,200 liters of crude oil in the Arctic Ocean in a bid to test clean-up responses.

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 7 comments

Study: Oil spill clean-up kills more fish than spills

A new Queen's University study shows that detergents used to clean up spills of diesel oil actually increase its toxicity to fish, making it more harmful.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 2 comments

MIT Develops a 'Paper Towel' for Oil Spills

A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 10 comments

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BP oil spill: Louisiana ruin remains

The effects of the BP oil spill still linger in Louisiana

VIDEO: Australia oil spill threat to birds

An oil spill in Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia, is threatening local birdlife

Spill Victims Hope Trial Brings Justice

Trial over lawsuits from Gulf oil spill delayed, allowing another week for settlement talks

Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up

A cargo ship which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand three months ago breaks in two, spilling containers and threatening a new oil spill.

Gulf Coast fishermen still reeling from BP oil spill

In several fishing communities along the Gulf Coast of the southern U.S., shrimp and crab catches are down, docks are idle and anxiety is growing that the ill effects of the massive BP oil spill of two years ago may be far from over.