Tag: oil spill

Titled "No Clean-Up, No Justice," the new report explains that for "more than five decades, the people of Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta, have struggled against oil pollution, destruction of the environment and human rights violations."

“The ongoing demonstrations across Turtle Island right now show that people are ready to stand up and defend their beliefs including upholding Indigenous Title and Rights.”

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.

“Instead of learning lessons from the BP disaster, President Trump is proposing to radically expand offshore drilling, while dismantling the few protections put in place as a result of the catastrophic blowout.”

Are we any closer to preventing a similar—or worse—catastrophe?

Nineteen years after Imperial dealt with the Arrow oil spill in Canada, the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker released 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

"No oil in the water is acceptable for any of us who do this kind of work."

"These are home to some of the largest coastal colonies of marine mammals and birds anywhere."

Oil trains will continue to derail and cause large fires and spills.

"It was a leak of significant proportions, with an impact on the mangroves."