This is the story of the first Earth Day—and why it mattered This is the ... We still don’t know the full impacts of the BP oil spill, 10 years later We still don’t know the full impacts ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

Are you looking to connect to nature or learn more about the Earth in honor of Earth Day ... Nelson was inspired, in part, by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. A blowout on a offshore drilling ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...

But Short says that, for large spills which require more than a day to clean up, movement of oil during the night (when operations can usually not be carried out) will always limit the efficacy of ...

Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills.