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China: Oil spreads over 400km2 of sea surface from a pipeline explosion
The oil pipeline explosion last Friday in China has caused oil to spread from one of the country's largest ports to 430km2 ...
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More than 9 million liters of oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico every day
The US scientists have just released the latest calculation of oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, whereby the amount of oil escaping from the bay every day can re…
Environment
Oil spill in America
Humans and animals fight against the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico while millions of liters of oil continue to escape from the bottom of the bay.
Environment
Block oil spill in America with mud
The British oil company pumped heavy mud into oil wells that leaked out of the Gulf of Mexico from yesterday to prevent oil from escaping.
Environment
The US oil spill plan failed
Oil continued to escape from the Gulf of Mexico bottom after BP pumped mud into the leak last week.
Environment
Oil spreads to the US coast of Florida
The oil trail behind BP's rig explosion came close to the famous white sand beaches in Florida state yesterday
Environment
The scene of oil spill from the universe
After the explosion of an oil rig off the US, oil is covering an area of thousands of kilometers of sea.
Environment
Use hair to 'save' the Gulf of Mexico
Fearing that the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico is increasing, affecting the Louisiana coast, many voluntary barbershops donate excess hair to absorb oil.
Environment
In just a few years, cars will run on seaweed
The erratic change of oil prices as well as the pressure of reducing global emissions and climate change, scientists are trying to create fuel from algae.
Environment
New equipment turns breath into biofuel
John Lennon Airport in the city of Liverpool will become the first airport in the world to apply technology to transform passengers' breaths into biofuel.
Environment
Oil begins to run out
Oil production in the world may begin to run out in the next 20 years ...
Environment
Super clean city in Denmark
A port city in northern Denmark is determined to become the first in the world to not use gasoline, oil, coal and other fossil fuels in the next 7 years.
Environment
The 'freezing smoke' material cleared up the oil
Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey argue that airgel materials can act as sponges to help absorb oil from waste water and effectively absorb oil slicks in the environm…
Environment
Determine oil fields with satellite images
A map of Earth's gravity based on satellite measurements will make it easier to find new oil fields.