Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts

Best Green Ecology Movies for Earth Month

Earth Day, formerly Arbor Day, is celebrated on April 22. Spring is manifesting herself in a big way in April and the whole month is devoted to earth-friendly activities. Those of us who care about our planet know that every day is, or should be Earth Day. Here's a list of green-themed films that explore environmentalism and green living. Topics include oil, fuel alternatives, sustainable living, corporate farming problems, health issues, pollution and more. Use these for science class, homeschool, activist rallies and public awareness campaigns. Read on at Best Green Ecology Movies for Earth Month - Yahoo! News

No Well Water Contamination from Kalamazoo River Oil Spill - Yahoo! News

  Michigan Radio reports the Michigan Department of Community Health found no chemicals as a result of the 2010 oil spill on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan in 150 water wells recently tested. On July 26, 2010, Enbridge Energy Partners reported a 30-inch pipeline ruptured near Marshall, Mich., releasing roughly 819,000 gallons oil in Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River, the Environmental Protection Agency's oil spill reports. Read more at No Well Water Contamination from Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

Free Printable BP Gulf Oil Spill Lesson Plans


BP Gulf Oil Spill: Ecology, Life Science and Environment Lesson Plans to Teach Students About Oil Spills
The BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been pouring 5,000-70,000 barrels into the gulf daily for almost a month. Life science, ecologyy, biology, environmental science, earth science and wildlife biology are excellent classes to explore the gulf oil spill.
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EPA Bans Chemical Dispersant Corexit in BP Gulf Oil Spill

EPA Bans Toxic Chemical 'Corexit' Dispersants in BP Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up
On April 20, a BP oil rig exploded leaving 11 dead, an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico of 4 milion barrels and an on-going daily spewing of 5,000-70,000 barrels. BP uses Corexit chemical dispersants, but the EPA has banned them as too toxic.
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