Latest Stories in Energy Disasters - Page 6
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Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria Is Likely the Worst In a Decade
Shell announces that up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled off the coast of the Niger delta.
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3 Years After Tennessee Coal Ash Spill, Other TVA Ponds Just As Unstable
“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."
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Dozens Feared Dead After Russian Oil Rig Collapse
Although no major environmental damage from an oil leak is expected from the non-operational rig, the incident highlights the troubling risks to human life resulting from the pursuit of increasingly difficult-to-reach sources of oil.
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Fukushima Nuclear Site Finally Stabilised, says Japan's Prime Minister
Japan's prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has announced that the Fukushima nuclear site finally stabilised, 280 days after the earthquake and tsunami that damaged it.
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Chevron Admits Oil Leak in Brazil Hasn't Stopped
Today, the oil giant admitted that the situation is far from resolved as many had assumed. That's right, the leak continues, and Chevron's not sure when it can be stopped.
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Unless Congress Acts, BP Spill Fines May Go to Cutting the Deficit Instead of Gulf Restoration
Thankfully, 84% of Florida voters support the RESTORE act.
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Detailed Illustrations of Mutated Insects Challenge the Science Of Nuclear Power
A Swiss science artist's beautiful but disturbing paintings of mutated insects reveal a different side to the 'official' story about nuclear power.
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Coal Company Gets Record $200 Million Penalty for Mine Disaster that Left 29 Dead
The coal company will pay "the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster."
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New Leak of Radioactive Water Hits Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
79 gallons of water containing radioactive cesium, iodine and potentially strontium have reached the ocean.
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Gutsy Turkish Villagers Stand Up to Destructive Dams
The new film 'Sudaki Suretler' (Figures in the Water) highlights local resistance to the more than 1,700 dams and hydroelectric power plants planned for Turkey.
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Tar Sands Crude Spills Into Denver's Water Supply
"High levels of benzene and volatile organic compounds at the nearby Denver Metro Wastewater plant made closure of a technical services building necessary and have forced employees to wear respirators."
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"The Big Fix": New Documentary Takes on the BP Spill (Video)
Award-winning filmakers take a closer look at the BP Gulf spill. Check out the trailer:
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In Wake of Chevron's Major Oil Spill, Forbes Says: Buy Stock in Chevron
Or, Why People Hate Wall Street 101.
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Chevron: Yup, That Massive Oil Spill in Brazil is Our Fault
After blaming the flowing oil on "natural seepage", the oil giant comes clean about its role in the disaster.
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Brazil Police On Chevron's Case After Latest Oil Spill
"If Chevron is not doing its part, it will be severely punished," Brazil's energy minister says.
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Chevron Oil Spill Off Brazil May Be 10 Times Larger Than Acknowledged
Amazingly, TransOcean might be involved in this oil spill as well.
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Real Time Oil Spill Map is Depressing as Hell
You probably don't want to know how much oil is spilling into pristine environments at this very moment.
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One Tenth China's Land Said To Be Highly Polluted With Heavy Metals - Coal May Be To Blame
"Pollution from lead, mercury and cancer-causing cadmium is often blamed for poisoning entire villages and crop-growing land in China as factory bosses flout environmental laws and farmers use toxic fertilizers."
