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Gulf of Mexico: devastating sea turtles
  Gulf of Mexico: devastating sea turtles  
 

(27-07-10) As of few days 709 sea turtles have been found dead or injured since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began. While, Oceana Releases New Report about Vital Roles Sea Turtles Play in Maintaining Healthy Oceans... >>

 
 
Texto: Marta Madina
 
 
 
 
 
Oil spill, the major threat
  FATAL OIL SLICKS  
 

(21-07-10) Hydrocarbon spills in the marine environment continue to be one of the major threats to ecosystems and the species that comprise them. They cause direct impacts that can last up to 100 years, and they bring about a bioaccumulation of pollutants in organisms. >>

 
Text: Marta Madina
 
 
 
 
What exactly does oil dispersants do?
  What exactly does oil dispersant do?  
 
(05-07-10) After the dispersant is applied, the tiny droplets of oil follow the water currents in underwater plumes. Keeping that oil away from coastal wetlands is good, but what about ocean life that’s further afield? We really will never know what happens in this underwater world. >>
Text: Katie Peek
 
 
 
 
 
Watchers of depths
  WATCHERS OF DEPTHS  
 
(04-06-10) Unmanned underwater vehicles Seaglider navigate the depths autonomously collecting data that scientists use to determine the marine environment conditions. It is a useful tool that has just launched in Galicia, and there is another one submerged in the Gulf of Mexico to monitor the oil spill that is devastating those waters. >>
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero / iRobot
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offshore wind: solution for the future
  Offshore wind: solution for the future  
 
(31-05-10) Offshore wind farms are emerging as the solution of the future for the creation of clean energy created without ecological impact. Spain, with 5,000 km of coastline and being one of the leading countries in wind power production in land, does not have and will not have marine farms in the coming years because of budget problems and lack of interest of the Government. >>
 
Text: Guadalupe Romero
 
 
 
 
The worst marine disaster
  The worst marine disaster  
 

(20-05-10) One month has passed since the worst disaster registered in oceans at all times began. The pollution in the Gulf of Mexico is going to mean the disappearance of many species, and, what is worst, there is no way to stop the leak... >>

 
Text: Guadalupe Romero / Greenpeace
 
 
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