Archive for July 19th, 2015

Australia Continues Oil-Spill Search Near Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Bloomberg: Ben Sharples on July 19th, 2015
Bloomberg: Maritime authorities will continue searching an area near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef where patches of oily water have been detected, after an aircraft Saturday failed to locate any material trace of oil. Shoreline searches are being conducted and a helicopter will fly over the area south of Townsville looking for a possible spill, Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads said Saturday in an e-mailed statement. While samples of the sheen have been taken for analysis, no on-water...
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Australia on alert for potential oil spill off Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 19th, 2015
Guardian: Australian authorities remain on alert for a potential oil spill in waters around the Great Barrier Reef despite finding little sign of a reported kilometre-long slick off the north Queensland coast. Maritime safety authorities in Queensland confirmed that small patches of oily water were seen in waters south of Townsville where a fisherman had earlier reported seeing a slick close to 1km long. Aircraft from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will renew the search for evidence of the oil...
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Passage California climate change bill could set global example

Posted by LA Times: Chris Megerian on July 19th, 2015
LA Times: When Gov. Jerry Brown visits the Vatican this week for an international conference, he'll be carrying a resolution from state lawmakers supporting Pope Francis' recent encyclical on climate change. He's hoping the Legislature will send an even stronger message later this year by passing new environmental rules aimed at helping California slash greenhouse-gas emissions over the next few decades. Approval of the legislation, intended to enact goals outlined by the governor this year, would bolster...
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Australia: Reef oil spill: Oil spill off Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 19th, 2015
Brisbane Times: Early reports suggest the Great Barrier Reef spill is about 18 nautical miles NNE of Cape Upstart.
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