Offshore Drilling and the NC Coast: Special Reports
This is the first of more than 40 stories that will be published over the next two months on offshore drilling and its potential effects on the N.C. coast.
End America’s Addiction to Fossil Fuels!
The recent oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara is a powerful reminder of the devastating costs of America’s addiction to oil on our communities, beaches and wildlife. It’s time to invest in a clean energy future.
Pipeline Firm Told California Oil Spill ‘Extremely Unlikely’
Federal inspectors said the area near the break had earlier been repaired because of corrosion. At the break point, over 80 percent of the wall thickness of the pipeline had been eaten away. The pipeline, completed in 1990, is part of a network of lines that move crude oil to inland refineries. A handful of prior spills have taken place on the line, the largest about 1,200 gallons…
Boyan Slat to Deploy ‘Longest Floating Structure in World History’ to Clean Ocean Plastic
Boyan Slat, the 20-year-old CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, has officially announced that the world’s first ocean-cleaning system is set to deploy in 2016. The pilot program will be operational for at least two years in the proposed deployment location of Tsushima island in Japan.
Mystery Pollution Keeps California Beaches Still Closed
A string of popular California beaches will remain closed until further notice due to mystery oil-based pollution, officials said Friday.
Hybrid Ships Will Soon Be on the Market
Hybrid cars have been a success. The shipping industry is now moving in the same green direction.
Croatian Dilemma: Oil in the Adriatic, or Tourism
Despite surging opposition to pumping crude in the waters of one of Europe’s fastest-growing summer travel destinations, the Croatian government is determined to boost the state’s poor finances by offering several exploration licenses to foreign energy companies.
Mysterious Oil Globs Close 7 Miles of Los Angeles-Area Beach
Nearly 7 miles of Los Angeles-area coastline was closed to beachgoers Thursday as scientists investigated mysterious balls of tar washing ashore.
When You Drill, You Spill.
The Santa Barbara County spill, one of the largest in California history, reiterates what we already know: We can’t extract oil and transport it without putting our beaches, wildlife, and coastal communities at risk. The sad fact is, when you drill, you spill.