environmental disaster
Fracture Drilling - Environmental Disaster / Documentary Video
What really goes on with fracture drilling. What you don't know WILL kill you. Courtesy of LinkTV. Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in a rock layer caused by the presence of a pressurized fluid. Hydraulic fractures may form naturally, as in the case of veins or dikes, or may be man-made in order to release petroleum, natural gas, coal seam gas, or other substances for extraction, where the technique is often called fracking or hydrofracking. This type of fracturing, known colloquially as a frack job (or frac job) is done from a wellbore drilled into reservoir rock formations. The energy from the injection of a highly-pressurized fracking fluid creates new channels in the rock which can increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of fossil fuels. The fracture width is typically maintained after the injection by introducing a proppant into the injected fluid. Proppant is a material, such as grains of sand, ceramic, or other particulates, that prevent the fractures from closing when the injection is stopped. The practice of hydraulic fracturing has come under scrutiny internationally due to concerns about the environmental impact, health and safety, and has been suspended or banned in some countries
The Top Five Environmental Disasters that Didn't Happen
For this year's Earth Day celebration, Reason.tv is proud to present "The Top Five Environmental Disasters that Didn't Happen." The environmental movement began in 1962 when Rachel Carson published her best-selling book Silent Spring. And ever since, chicken littles have warned us about imminent environmental disasters that ultimately didn't happen. We all worried needlessly about acid rain, expanding deserts and global cooling, but these failed predictions weren't quite dire enough to make our list. To find out which prophecies of doom did make our list, you'll need to watch Reason.tv's "Top Five Environmental Disasters that Didn't Happen." Approximately 7 minutes. Produced by Feine, Manning, Jensen, Bragg, Swain, Epstein and Gillespie. Narrated by Melissa Palmer. Special thanks to Ron Bailey and Julian Morris. Go to reason.tv for HD, iPod and audio versions of this video and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live.
Love Canal: An Environmental Disaster
Produced by: Ariela Westlake, Katie Murphy, Morgan Kee, Sarah Long Final Project: Bio 7-Environmental Biology This video was produced as part of the undergraduate research and media project in Environmental Biology (Bio 7) during the Fall 2011 semester. Each group has 4 members (a production manager, an artistic director, a science writer and a technical expert). Every member must engage in the science and be experts on the topic. Each group picks one of the suggested topics provided by the instructors or find their own and topic, with approval. Individual responsibilities* • Production Manager: to research audience and appropriate approach, to create a timeline, to schedule meetings, and to keep group on schedule • Artistic Director: to find or create photos and video to be used, and ultimately to ensure that images match the tone of the story • Science Writer: to take the collective knowledge and write the narrative. It is important that the information be factual but not so detailed as to lose the interest of the audience. • Technical Expert: to master iMovie and to create the digital story.
Abdul Qadir Patel: National Assembly of Pakistan: Environmental Disaster Part Two
Abdul Qadir Patel Speech on Environmental Disaster Part Two in National Assembly of Pakistan
Abdul Qadir Patel: National Assembly of Pakistan: Environmental Disaster Part One
Abdul Qadir Patel Speech on Environmental Disaster Part One in National Assembly of Pakistan
Environmental disaster: Gas tanker crash
VICTORIA -- Clean-up crews were working furiously today to remove gasoline soaked soil from a stretch of the Malahat Highway. A tanker truck crashed into the rock face Saturday spilling thousands of litres of fuel. RCMP believe alcohol could be a factor in the crash; the driver was arrested and released as crash analysts continue to investigate. "Potentially it could have been disastrous", says Chief Bob Beckett from Langford Fire Rescue" From a safety standpoint; fire and or explosion given the nature of the product being carried in the transport truck". That risk meant fire officials had to close the highway for 22 hours. Beckett says it was a necessary inconvenience. "Safety of the first responders; fire-fighters, police, paramedics, and those involved in righting the truck back up onto its wheels has to come first", he says. /A\ News reporter Stephen Andrew says the stench around the area where the truck crashed is at times overwhelming. The Ministry of the Environment says crews could be scooping up the contaminated soil well into tomorrow. But, the crash site is just the beginning of the devastation. Dan Claxton, Fisheries Manager for the Tsawout First Nation says though most of the gas has evaporated, underneath there's still a residue. "When you step on it" he says as he disturbs the water with his wading boots "You can see the sheen and the rainbows coming up from underneath the rocks". The gasoline that poured into the Goldstream River killed thousands of fish ...
MV Rak causes environmental disaster
Mumbai's coastline faces threat from MV Rak carrying 60000 tonnes of coal and 350 tonness of oil. It is now sitting on the seabed just 20 nautical miles off Mumbai's coast.
World: Haiti's Legacy of Environmental Disaster - nytimes.com/video
Even before the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake Haiti's environment teetered on the brink of disaster. Brent and Craig Renaud traveled to report country's deforestation problems just weeks before the deadly earthquake. Produced by Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud, and Jane Bornemeier. Full Coverage of Haiti Earthquake of 2010: bit.ly
Inside Story - The worst environmental disaster in US history?
Or was the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over-hyped at BP's expense?
Cotton - Environmental Disaster & Lethal Pesticides
Cotton production in Uzbekistan has caused possibly the greatest environmental disaster of modern times and is poisoning the people of this totalitarian central asian state.
Nostradamus 2012 | Doomsday
It's a year that many have prophesied will bring a catastrophic end to life as we know it. Whatever is in store—a massive cosmic collision, a global environmental disaster, an Armageddon-like religious showdown, or a more subtle transformation—many believe that 2012 will mark a major shift in the history of our planet. But what is there to substantiate such fears? A detailed, historical investigation of this chilling prophecy is the mission of Nostradamus 2012, an exciting HISTORY special that casts the doomsday warning in a frighteningly modern context. December 21, 2012 is bearing down on us with alarming speed. Whether or not we are able to collectively heed the warnings and affect a course to avert disaster may be the defining moment of the modern age. Whatever is in store--a massive cosmic collision, a global environmental disaster, an Armageddon-like religious showdown, or a more subtle transformation--many believe that December 21, 2012 will mark a major shift in the history of our planet. There is no cogent distinction between the sobering facts and hysterical fiction--what, if any, modern scientific proof exists? Is there any other compelling evidence throughout history that 2012 will be a year of unprecedented, deadly upheaval? This special looks for the parallels between the nightmarish daily headlines and the 2012 prophecies from Nostradamus and others. From the mystical realms of the Guatemalan jungles to the Hopi elders and Mayan shaman to respected thinkers ...
MV Rak's oil spill may turn into an environmental disaster
After the sinking of the bulk carrier MV Rak off the coast of Mumbai on Thursday, environmentalists are now concerned about the very real possibility of massive environmental damage from an oil spill that's already begun.
Climate Refugees
CLIMATE REFUGEES is a documentary film that uncovers the unbelievable plight of people around the world displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. The documentary illuminates for the first time the human face of climate change as civilization now finds itself facing the confluence of overpopulation, lack of resources and a changing climate. Traveling the world and interviewing several of the 25 million climate refugees now on the run, along with scholars, politicians and the like, CLIMATE REFUGEES brings to light the heart-wrenching truth of what is quickly becoming mankind’s greatest challenge.
Newtown Creek: Brooklyn Environmental Disaster Comes back to Haunt Us
An experimental documentary by Lynne Sachs about the toxic conditions found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as a result of the 1950 Standard Oil Spill in the Newtown Creek. Created in collaboration with experimental filmmaker Scott Nyerges who lives in the area. Made as part of Sachs' Abecedarium:NYC (www.nypl.org/abecedariumnyc) project for the New York Public Library.
Can the Gulf Survive?
Explorer: Can the Gulf Survive? : channel.nationalgeographic.com With streaks of oil creating havoc in Gulf waters, NGC is on the front lines with the individuals tasked with fighting the growing disaster.
Amazon Crude
Ecuadorians are suing oil giant Chevron, the owner of Texaco, because they say oil drilling in the Amazon jungle by Texaco polluted their fragile environment. Scott Pelley reports.
Little Green Videos
www.MarkFiore.com Little Green Man is back! This time, he's looking at everything from the BP spill in the Gulf to global warming and glaciers. He's learning more and more about humans and our world with each episode! A Mark Fiore political animation.
Environmental fears over cruise ship wreck
Rescuers have found another body in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia, bringing to seven the current death toll following a maritime accident off the coast of Italy, the daily Italian newspaper La Stampa said. While the captain is being blamed for the incident, the Costa Concordia liner has now also shifted and there are growing fears that leaking oil could cause an environmental disaster. Bad weather conditions have hampered rescue efforts and attempts to remove the 2400 tonnes of diesel fuel and 50 tonnes of oil. Al Jazeera's Nazanin Sadri reports.
Environmental Disaster In Lancaster, CA
S&T Pumping company has perpetuated an environmental disaster that is affecting lancaster residents. For more information please click: www.matison-margolese.com
Riki Ott on the environment: "We are running out of time." 1/3
Rose Aguilar spoke with Riki Ott on the sixth-month anniversary of the BP oil disaster -- one of the largest environmental disasters in US history. In 1989, Riki Ott, a marine toxicologist who lives in Cordova, Alaska, experienced firsthand the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdex oil disaster. She's spent five of the past six months traveling back and forth between Louisiana and Florida to gather information about what's really happening in the Gulf and share the lessons she learned about long-term illnesses and deaths of clean-up workers and residents. She's planning to return in January. Experts: Health Hazards in Gulf Warrant Evacuations by Rose Aguilar - Truthout is.gd
Toxic sludge disaster Hungary
On October 4th 2010, a flood of toxic sludge wrought havoc on villages and towns in Western Hungary. The spill left nine people dead and created a huge environmental disaster.
Ship Oil Spill: New Zealand 'worst disaster' keeps leaking
The condition of a stricken cargo ship stuck on a reef and leaking oil off the coast of New Zealand worsened on Wednesday, with about 70 containers falling overboard and the vessel moving onto a steeper lean. Aerial footage shows the ship has a large crack on one side and is listing sharply. Hundreds of tons of heavy fuel oil have spilled from the hull, leading New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key to call it the country's biggest maritime environmental disaster. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
Robert Redford Supports Keystone Pipeline Rejection By Obama
President Obama has rejected a permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline -- a project that promised riches for the oil giants and an environmental disaster for the rest of us. Robert Redford thanks President Obama for making the right decision. Learn more: www.nrdc.org
Shipwreck deals double blow to Giglio Island
The capsizing of luxury cruise liner, Costa Concordia, has dealt a double blow to the Italian island of Giglio. Already reeling from the eurozone crisis, the island now faces a potential environmental disaster which the island's tourist-dependent economy would find hard to survive. There are nearly 2400 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of diesel aboard the Costa Concordia and salvage workers are preparing to pump fuel out of the ship. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Giglio Island, Italy.
Raw Video: Grounded Ship Splits in New Zealand
A light sheen of oil extended about 2 miles from a wrecked cargo ship that split in two over the weekend, but so far the damage appears small compared to the environmental disaster created when the vessel ran aground in October. (Jan. 9)
New Rare Earth Processing Plant at Kuantan, Potential Environmental Disaster? - Malaysia News
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Tipping Point: The End of Oil - 91 minute documentary - trailer
Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com For downloads and more information, visit: www.journeyman.tv The easy oil is gone. The age of the tar sands has begun. Yet as a pristine wilderness and a Native people are being wiped out to feed the world's hunger for energy, what no one expected was for them to fight back. From the scientist whose research could ban the tar sands to director James Cameron's dramatic intervention, this shocking documentary is a journey through the David and Goliath struggle playing out within the major environmental issue of our age.
TVA Coal Ash Disaster Dec 22 2008
TVA spills over 1 billion gallons of toxic coal waste into the Tennessee River - TVA says the spill is 5.3 million cubic yards - the worst man made environmental disaster since Chernobyl
Cruise Ship Disaster. Inside The Concordia / HD 720p
Inside The Concordia gives you an eyewitness account of the tragedy as the Concordia runs aground. The human and environmental toll captured the attention of the public eye and now Discovery Channel takes you inside the stranded ship. With never before seen footage from the evacuation, you can follow the Concordia passengers as they relive their flight to abandon ship and find safety. Producers Lucy Chapman, Yasemin Rashit, Lucy Rogers Production manager Lenka Menkynova Narrator Graig Sechler Produced by Darlow Smithson Productions Limited for Discovery Channel © 2012
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Disaster Continues To Impact Sea life. 1 of 2
DemocracyNow.org - Two years since the worst offshore oil spill in US history, we look at its impact on the Gulf of Mexico's residents and wildlife even as no BP officials have faced criminal prosecution for the disaster. Eleven workers died when the Deepwater Horizon well exploded and almost five million barrels of crude oil leaked into the ocean before the well was plugged after 51 days. BP maintains the Gulf is rapidly recovering thanks to the company's efforts, but Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail describes how scientists say shrimp, fish and crabs in the Gulf of Mexico have been deformed by oil and chemicals released during the spill clean-up effort. Meanwhile, ProPublica's environmental reporter Abrahm Lustgarten says the company failed to learn from past mistakes that could have helped avoid the explosion. He is the author of the new book, "Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster." Watch part 2 of this interview: youtu.be To watch the complete independent, weekday news hour, read the transcript and download the podcast, please visit www.democracynow.org. You can also find many other reports about the BP oil spill disaster. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
Cruise Ship Disaster- Inside The Concordia (FULL DOC)
(LINK TO GHOST SHIP BELOW) Discovery Channel Cruise Ship Disaster Inside the Concordia: Discovery Ch. gives you an eyewitness account of the tragedy as the Concordia runs aground. The human and environmental toll captured the attention of the public eye and now Discovery Channel takes you inside the stranded ship. With never before seen footage from the evacuation, you can follow the Concordia passengers as they relive their flight to abandon ship and find safety. Ghost Ship: After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre ocurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature. Ghost Ship... daclips.in IF YOU HAVE NEVER USED DACLILPS BEFORE JUST CLICK THE LINK ABOVE WAIT THE 5 SEC THEN HIT CONTINUE , THEN HIT PLAY.. ENJOY' "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Rena YouTube2.mov
What really happened in the tragic Rena grounding in New Zealand. A great video of government inaction, corporate negligence, and a community finally taking over what has become New Zealand's worst ever environmental disaster.
Killer Cloud - Timewatch -©BBC
In 1783, thousands in Britain died as a result of an environmental disaster, choking on poisonous gases from a huge volcanic eruption in Iceland. The ensuing winter was one of the harshest ever recorded and claimed even more lives. This forgotten disaster has remained a mystery for the past 200 years. 'Timewatch' reveals the evidence and reviews the likelihood of a repetition. ©BBC
Fracking threatens lives of Americans
The US Department has just loosened the rule for those taking mortgages for using the land for gas and oil drilling. This has outraged opponents of the hydraulic fracturing, who believe the practice comes with extremely harmful health and environmental risks. RT's Kristine Frazao talks about yet another debate over energy rages in America. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com
Naomi Klein's Thought Bubble: Ethical Oil?
Share this Thought Bubble: clicktotweet.com Tweet this Thought Bubble: #Canada hates unethical oil: clicktotweet.com | And so does @NaomiAKlein and @SapienceFilm. The world needs more Canada. Post this Thought Bubble on your Facebook Wall: bit.ly Created by Smart Bubble Society: thoughtbubble.org Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Join our Mailing List: thoughtbubble.org Alberta's Tar Sands are a true embarrassment for us Canadians; not only is it a human rights crisis for the Indigenous communities living in Alberta and British Columbia, but an environmental disaster of epic proportions. Many pipelines transport this dirty oil all around North America, and our exports make us the United States' biggest provider of oil. In the last few years, a new extension to a current pipeline has been proposed to carry Tar Sands oil all the way to Texas, putting some of North America's most fragile ecosystems and waterways in serious peril. Bill McKibben and his team at 350.org helped spearhead a movement called Tar Sands Action (http enlisting the help of people all over the US and Canada willing to express their dismay and anger about this possible new pipeline. As of November 6th, thousands of people have risked arrest, standing in front of the White House, as well as Canada's Parliament in Ottawa, to protest. TAGS: "Naomi Klein" "Thought Bubble" "motion graphics" infographics mckibben noxl spectra hughes transcanada tnr sheppard tantoocardinal fossilfuels sej tarsandsaction tar ...
Governments vs. Markets: Julian Morris on Environmental Protection
Which does a better job of protecting the environment: governments or markets? Reason Foundation's Vice President of Research Julian Morris spoke at Reason Foundation's annual Reason Weekend and challenged the idea that regulations and energy subsidies will save us from environmental disasters. In fact, they help cause them. When people are driven by profits and protected by property rights, Morris argues, environmentally friendly products will develop naturally. Morris is the author of dozens of scholarly articles on issues ranging from the morality of free trade to the relationship between institutions, economic development and environmental protection. Approximately 28 minutes. Filmed by Alex Manning and Paul Detrick; Editded by Joshua Swain Scroll down for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.
Japan Is Doomed So Is USA Fukushima Radiation Spreading EVERYWHERE Nuclear Disaster.flv
For all of my narrations and/or commentary, my official-site is LindseyNarrates.wordpress.com I had this video saved for a LONG TIME, perhaps right-after Fukushima, and I would like to know who the original creator of this is so that I can credit him and have people see more of his work. This is from March 23, 2011. Fair Use Notice This web site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I am making such material available to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, social justice issues, international jewish criminality, etc, in my efforts to identify humanity's global problem and hopefully to help find solutions to cure that problem. I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 USC Section 107. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Consistent with this notice you are welcome to make 'fair use' of anything you find on this web site. However, if you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. www.rense.com www.theuglytruth.wordpress.com www.theinfounderground.com www.iamthewitness.com
Environmental Justice For Somalia ( EJS)
This is video was created for the sole purpose of raising awareness of the tragic situation in Somali Waters. The individuals presented in the video are expressing their views and are not associated with EJS.
'Oil spill disaster was coming, govt ignored high risks'
Professor Richard Steiner, a former marine conservation specialist, told RT that experts knew that the catastrophe would happen sooner or later, as the government was not providing adequate oversight of these deep-water exploratory projects. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
Mega Quarry Film
Do you care about the safety and integrity of Ontario's drinking water? We do and so should you. Check out this piece to get the facts on the Highland Companies' application for a mega quarry in the Hills of the Headwaters. The proposed quarry would be bigger than most cities and 1.5 times the depth of Niagara falls. The location is 1 hour outside Canada's largest city, at the source of Ontario's pristine watersheds. Please share this link widely and get people informed about this epic environmental disaster in the making. Spread the word and take action.
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - Part 10 of 10
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster - The movie that documented one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. To watch the entire movie in sequence, click here: www.youtube.com To learn more about the incident, visit wikipedia here: en.wikipedia.org
UN slams Shell over Nigeria oil pollution
A UN report says it will cost up to $1bn and take 30 years to clean up the damage done by decades of drilling by Shell. Oil exploration in Nigeria's south for several decades has had a debilitating effect on the environment of the region. Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil company, has been accused of serious failures in its handling of the pollution in the Niger Delta and shirking its responsibility. Activists have demanded that Shell's licence be revoked for the environmental disaster. But with 90 per cent of the government's revenue coming from petroleum exports, oil companies seem to have clear political leverage over the issue. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from southern Nigeria.
Mumbai Oil Spill.
An environmental disaster is threatening the Maharashtra coast after Saturday's ship collision off the Mumbai harbour. Oil and natural-gas rigs operating in the US rose for a ninth consecutive week, as drilling in Texas jumped, according to data published by Baker Hughes Inc. Crude oil rose for the first time in four days amid optimism fuel demand will increase because of improved prospects for an economic recovery in the US, the world's biggest energy user.
Exposed BP Oil Spill: Fraudulent, Faked, Hoax! Disappearing Vanishing Evaporating Dissipating Oil?
This series of videos was taken directly from the MSM, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, & CNN, NBC, & Fox News. Now we are asked by these MSM teleprompter readers to believe that the "Worst Environmental Disaster In US History," has just disappeared? We are asked to believe that just like that all the oil vanished, dissipated, dissolved, & was broken down by microbes, all in 2 weeks from the stoppage of the leaky well? We are to believe that it was broken up & down, unlike the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, because the Gulf water was warmer? We are to believe that it disintegrated in nothingness, "The Worst Environmental Disaster In US History," is all gone because the "oil" is a lighter "oil" than the crude dumped into the Sound in Alaska? Does that make sense to call it lighter when from just about every picture, every video, every print media, this light crude can and is almost universally referred to as thick goopy gel & tar balls? Now that the BP Gulf Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been debunked as a fraud, a over exaggeration, a doomsday extinction level event that never was, where does that leave us? The most recently released records (3 AUG 2010) show that some 2.15 million gallons of toxic lethal chemical corexit dispersant was sprayed and injected into the beautiful water of the Gulf of Mexico. Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful that the oil is going away suspiciously fast, but the dispersants going to go away as well? Dr Riki Ott and Dr Susan Shaw sure don't seem to think so ...
The Karakoram Highway - from China to Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) runs from Kashgar in Western China to Islamabad in Pakistan, and isn't so much a highway as a 'high road'. It took a stunning 20 years to finish the road, and even today it continues to suffer from extreme weather and environmental disasters. The KKH runs through the highest concentration of soaring mountain peaks and raging rivers in the world, and is generally considered to be among the most spectacular areas on our planet. Traveling here isn't for the faint hearted, although transportation has improved significantly in the past decades. In October 2010 I had the chance to travel the Karakoram Highway. Although Pakistan had suffered its worst floods in recent history the same year, most parts of the road were still intact. Nevertheless, traveling the road proved a massive challenge and also a great adventure. As these events had scared off many tourists and travelers, I found myself among locals for nearly all of the time. (Other than royalty free audio, I also used a short part of the following song: Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai - by Penn Penn Masala)
BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: One Year Later
Also available on our web site launchpad39a.com BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico One Year Later British Petroleum, more commonly known as BP, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas giants. On 20 April 2010, the semi-submersible exploratory offshore drilling rigm Deepwater Horizon, exploded after a blowout; it sank two days later, killing 11 people. This blowout in the Macondo Prospect field in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a partially capped oil well one mile below the surface of the water. Experts estimate the gusher to be flowing at 35000 to 60000 barrels per day of oil. The exact flow rate was uncertain due to the difficulty of installing measurement devices at that depth and was a matter of ongoing debate. The resulting oil slick covered at least 2500 square miles, fluctuating from day to day depending on weather conditions. It threatened the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida. The drilling rig, DeepWater Horizon, was owned and operated by Transocean Ltd on behalf of BP, which is the majority owner of the Macondo oil field. At the time of the explosion, there were 126 crew on board; seven were employees of BP and 79 of Transocean. The US Government has named BP the responsible party, and officials have committed to hold the company accountable for all clean-up costs and other ...
In 48 hrs two M5+ earthquakes hit the USA and one M7 hit the Peru. What caused them??
In 24 hrs a M5.3 earthquake struck the Colorado and a M5.8 hit the Virginia and was felt all over the East Coast of USA. While many seismologists have stated that these quakes were very unusual, the American people is very concerned about a correlation between this tectonic activity with the New Madrid Fault. In the next 24 hrs a M7.0 hit the northeast of Peru and was felt in Brazil and Ecuador. Conspiracy theorists are surely making speculations about the real nature of the comet ELENIN and/or false flags of environmental disasters created by secret military technology. I have put some data and my own analysis in this video, which might or not help with further researches on the subject. abcnews.go.com www.huffingtonpost.com www.myfoxphoenix.com www.cbsnews.com earthquake.usgs.gov www.usgs.gov www.designation-systems.net latimesblogs.latimes.com news.blogs.cnn.com www.rpp.com.pe www.n2yo.com
The BP Oil Spill: One Year Later
"I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to be very, very modest," claimed BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward following last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20. But in fact, "The spill here in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in the history of our continent." Greenpeace has been working with independent scientists from universities around the country to find out what has really happened to the oil, and what the long term impacts will be on this critical, fragile ecosystem. Stay tuned.
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