The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...

The Alaskan oil spill had caused a devastating environmental disaster. Mr Wills says: "We were expecting the worst but it did not really happen. The wind blew the oil away." The first sign the ...

WWF warned today that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife. “This is a potential disaster for turtles, whales, dolphins, ...

Yet, the underreporting of disasters like the recent oil spill poses a serious threat to the Gulf’s ability to tackle environmental and climate challenges effectively. The spill, originating ...

Authorities fear at least 6,000 barrels of crude oil have been leaked into the Pacific ocean during the spill An oil spill off the Peruvian coast has caused an "ecological disaster", authorities ...

A 30-year veteran of oil spill wars, Ploen, a consultant, has helped clean up disasters around the world, from Alaska to the Niger Delta. He now found himself surrounded by men he'd worked with on ...

Want To Clean Up An Oil Spill? There Are Some Microbes Looking For A Meal A lingering mystery of the Gulf oil spill is where the oil actually went. It seems now that the microbes in the water made ...

Independent researchers and opposition lawmakers have said the spill likely originated from the El Palito oil refinery in nearby Carabobo state, citing satellite images showing slicks near the ...

An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been ... authorities are beginning to speak of a “major environmental disaster.” Ecuador's Environment Minister Gustavo Manrique said an oil slick ...

Cleaning Up Oil Spills With Peanut Butter ... the ocean’s ecosystem from climate change and potential Arctic oil disasters. The Department of Energy is doling out money to some high-tech ...

The damage caused by the oil spill has gone beyond the shores and knocked on the doors of families whose source of income was the catch of the day. Since the ecological disaster was confirmed ...