Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Oil Drilling News

THE GULF

Oyster Population Plummets in Louisiana After BP Spill, Floods
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/oyster-population-plummets-louisiana/story?id=14404214
"...oyster producers east of the Mississippi River are now also investigating a mysterious substance growing on the shells oyster larvae attach to (commonly referred to as "cultch"). He believes it's due to the lack of harvesting in the area after the BP oil spill."

Oil Slicks Sighted Yesterday 16 Miles from BP / Deepwater Horizon Spill Site
http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/08/oil-slicks-sighted-yesterday-16-miles.html

MAINE

Offshore oil drilling doesn't add up for Maine (LTE)
http://portlanddailysun.me/node/28022/

ALTERNATIVES TO OIL

Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/08/wwi-20110831.html

South Korea touts tidal power plant
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/08/30/South-Korea-touts-tidal-power-plant/UPI-95391314716170/
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