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Killer Whales in Canada appear to be all right after diesel spill

Fuel spills are never a good thing, no matter which way you look at them. Ask the company which lost the fuel and they will tell you how much money they lost. Ask the whales... wait a second. We can't ask the whales. So, we just have to rely on what the scientists tell us. Fortunately for these killer whales in Canada, the 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in their natural habitat doesn't seem to be hurting them. Of course, they would probably prefer that the fuel was not co-inhabiting their waters, but the Orcas are apparently swimming ... Read more →

Frequent oil spills threatening the lives of Magellanic penguins in South America Jeremy Korzeniewski

Oil spills are most definitely NOT green news. Unfortunately, they are exactly the opposite. Again, unfortunately, it seems that they are all too common off the coast of Argentina, which is causing ...

1,000 tonnes (1.3 million liters) of heavy fuel oil on burning ship near the South Pole Jeremy Korzeniewski

I ran across this article on Treehugger today, and thought I'd share it with you. It seems that a Japanese whaling ship is currently adrift and on fire near the South Pole. According to New Zealand, ...

Reducing our dependence on foreign oil... by starting to drill more in Alaska Jeremy Korzeniewski

Bristol Bay in Alaska has been free of oil drilling due to a ban on it by the U.S. government since 1990. That is soon to change, however, as both the Senate and President Bush have lifted the bans. ...

Killer Whales in Canada appear to be all right after diesel spill 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fuel spills are never a good thing, no matter which way you look at them. Ask the company which lost the fuel and they will tell you how much money they lost. Ask the whales... wait a second. We can't ask the whales. So, we just have to rely on what the scientists tell us. Fortunately for these ...

Frequent oil spills threatening the lives of Magellanic penguins in South America 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Oil spills are most definitely NOT green news. Unfortunately, they are exactly the opposite. Again, unfortunately, it seems that they are all too common off the coast of Argentina, which is causing problems for the local population of Magellanic penguins. Penguins need to be able to stay waterproof ...

1,000 tonnes (1.3 million liters) of heavy fuel oil on burning ship near the South Pole 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I ran across this article on Treehugger today, and thought I'd share it with you. It seems that a Japanese whaling ship is currently adrift and on fire near the South Pole. According to New Zealand, there is a danger to some 250,000 pairs of breeding penguins and other local wildlife. The captain of ...

Reducing our dependence on foreign oil... by starting to drill more in Alaska 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bristol Bay in Alaska has been free of oil drilling due to a ban on it by the U.S. government since 1990. That is soon to change, however, as both the Senate and President Bush have lifted the bans. The lifting of the bans was urged by Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. Environmentalists, ...


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