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#oilspill — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. #Oman, in its first public disclosure on the #environmental impact, said on ​Monday it was seeking to tackle the #OilSpill near the #HallaniyatIslands.

    Oman's Sultan Haitham bin ​Tarik issued a royal decree last year creating a #NatureReserve around the islands, an area that is home to #wildlife including #ArabianSea #HumpbackWhales & #SocotraCormorants.

    #EcologicalDisaster #MarineLife #seabirds #ecosystems

  2. Collin Ward (#WHOI) spoke to us today about the lessons learned from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: particularly the speed and extent of photochemical oxidation of crude oil. This is what turns the oil into sticky emulsified globs on the beaches.

  3. A contractor's review of #Chevron Richmond's spill investigation raised skepticism at Monday's meeting: "When the fox is watching the henhouse, it's not a terribly big surprise that they're cleared of all wrongdoing,” said Baykeeper attorney Ben Eichenberg: richmondconfidential.org/2023/ #richmondca #oilspill #chevronrichmond