Posts tagged: oil spill

Satellite image of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, USA © NASA Earth Observatory

Time to press the pause button on oil and gas

Another drilling platform sinks in the Americas, the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster continues to threaten communities and wildlife, and Australia is waiting on the results of an investigation into its own massive oil spill. Some might question the timing … Continue reading →

May 26, 2010
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WWF's Gilly Llewellyn holding a sample of contaminated sea water after the Montara oil spill (Timor Sea) © Kara Burns / WWF

Crisis: Four weeks later and oil is still leaking in Timor Sea

On Thursday 24 September, WWF-Australia and a team of independent marine ecologists left Darwin on a chartered research expedition to survey the damage. Dr Gilly Llewellyn, WWF-Australia’s Conservation Director led the team of researchers who assessed the number of wildlife … Continue reading →

October 07, 2009
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