Articles in the Wildlife Conservation Category
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After 18 long years, Chevron has been found guilty of environmental infringement for unlawful dumping in Ecuador. It was actually the previous owner, Texaco, who disposed of its toxic waste illegally in the 1970’s and 80’s – however, Chevron purchased the company knowing full well of its predecessor’s…
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Curious about the ecological “footprint” you’ll leave behind on this planet? Want to be more environmentally conscious? By answering a few simple questions, the handy Ecological Footprint Quiz will estimate the impact you will leave behind for later generations. Afterward, you can learn how to minimize your consumption by using more sustainable products, housing, foods, services, and transportation. To take the quiz…
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In 1998, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assigned one of its top scientists to the University of Georgia, partly to investigate the probability of an offshore drilling rig accident in the Gulf of Mexico and how to respond if such a disaster occurred. Research Microbiologist David Lewis expressed concern that a rig explosion could damage the Gulf stream and scatter contaminants in deep ocean currents to environmentally…
Environmental Degradation, Featured, Oil Spill, Pollution, Water Pollution, Wildlife Conservation »
BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has shown no signs of stopping or even slowing for that matter, and ocean life is becoming increasingly more threatened by each passing minute. To add insult to injury, the inept oil company has actually resorted to burning the oil ridden areas in an attempt to eradicate the problem. The issue, however, is not just the oil which remains in the water. There are tons of species of ocean animals that are put at…
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This fall, BP plans to involve itself in yet another potentially hazardous oil exploit. Utilizing a high-tech drill from a gravel island in the Beaufort Sea, the company hopes to reach two miles deep, turn and bore another six to eight miles horizontally to eventually tap an oil reservoir in federal waters. The ban established on new deep water drilling and drilling in Arctic waters, brought on by BP’s perpetual oil nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, terminated…
