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Report to the nation- The oil spill in Marathon
Report to the nation- The oil spill in Marathon
Confronted with the fuel spill which occured in November of 2012, and was reported to the Department of Environmental Health Service on 19th January 2013 the relevant Ministries took action immediately to protect the health and safety interests of the people of the affected area.
The price of oil is low, the price of gas is high - why
Dear Editor,
I thought that I could wait for a while longer but my conscience has forced me to express myself. If not now, when? So forgive me, but I must go now!
Visitor covered in oil after swimming in the Bahamas
Visitor covered in oil after swimming in the Bahamas
THE Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation yesterday released a photo of a visitor's legs partially covered in oil following a snorkelling trip off Clifton Bay, highlighting the persistent environmental threat oil spills are posing to the area...
Rubis seeking meeting amid oil leak fears
Rubis seeking meeting amid oil leak fears
GORDON Craig, managing director of Rubis (Bahamas), said his company is seeking a "much needed" meeting with environmental officials and representatives from the Sandyport Development Company (SDC)...
Gov't urged to deal swiftly with Clifton oil pollution
Haley-Benjamin says nearly six months after official remediation efforts were announced, the marine environment remains under serious threat...
Bahamas only realized 20 percent of value from oil exploration since 1982
Since the early 1980s, the fiscal regime in place surrounding oil exploration in The Bahamas has only yielded 20 percent of the cash flow associated with the profitability of oil exploration and production, according to Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett.
Second resident launches lawsuit over oil spill
Second resident launches lawsuit over oil spill
ANOTHER Marathon resident has filed a lawsuit against Rubis Bahamas and the former operator of the service station at Robinson and Old Trail Roads...
Health fears over Rubis oil spill
Health fears over Rubis oil spill
MARATHON residents last night railed against the government for its inadequate response to health concerns following the 2012 gas leak at the Robinson and Old Trail Roads service station...
Low crude oil prices make recycling plants less viable
Many proponents of green living, including myself, have rightly or wrongly in trying to sell our ideas used arguments about environmental stewardship and the importance of saving the planet for future generations. While there is, I hope, an increasing number of consumers who base their purchasing decisions on environmental impact, the majority of decisions are purely financial, as persons go about...
Are lower oil prices causing chaos
Are lower oil prices causing chaos
As most of us already know, oil prices have fallen from their triple digit highs to now just about $50 a barrel.