Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "oil spills"
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Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma
(BusinessWorld,July 8, 2020 , on page S1/9)Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ... -
Fisherfolk aid ready - palace
(BusinessWorld,August 12, 2013 , on page S1/12)Fisherfolks affected by the oil spill in Cavite late last week will be assisted by the government. BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) said they are already preparing fishing gears, fingerlings and other ... -
Iloilo oil spill clean-up almost done - Coast Guard
(BusinessWorld,July 10, 2020 , on page S1/10)Clean-up operations on the oil spill from a power barge off Iloilo City is almost done, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday. In a statement in Filipino, the PCG said they are now clearing the last ... -
More Chinese ships may be dumping waste at sea
(BusinessWorld,July 16, 2021 , on page S1/12)Chinese ships could also be dumping human wastes in other parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines, US-based geospatial imagery firm Simularity, Inc. said on Thursday. Simularity’s earlier report showing ... -
Oil spill at Sangali
(BusinessWorld,October 16, 2017 , on page S1/12)A team from the Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station (PCGSS) Sangali and Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC) recovered about 150 liters of oil spill at the Sangali Fishing Port on Saturday morning, Oct. 14, which came from ... -
Oil spill-affected Mindoro coastal towns to get fishing ground sharing scheme
(BusinessWorld,May 5, 2023 , on page S1/11)The National Government will provide a fishing ground sharing scheme for coastal towns in Oriental Mindoro that are still affected by a major oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker. The Department of Interior and Local ... -
Study fins oil spills boost levels of arsenic in the ocean
(BusinessWorld,July 9, 2010 , on page S3/8)Oil spills can boost levels of arsenic in seawater by suppressing a natural filter mechanism on the sea bed, according to a study published on Friday in a specialist journal. The research was conducted in a laboratory ... -
Tar balls seen on Texas coast as cost of US oil spill balloons
(BusinessWorld,July 7, 2010 , on page S1/9)Tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico spill have turned up on the Texas coast, expanding the oil slick's impact to all five Gulf states, officials said late Monday, as BP's disaster costs soared above three billion dollars. ... -
US president visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster
(BusinessWorld,May 3, 2010 , on page S1/8)A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast on Sunday after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and economic disaster as President Barack Obama arrives to visit. With Mr. Obama expected ...