Study shows toxic effects of oil dispersant on oysters following deepwater horizon spillScience DailyOysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, said Morris …

Science DailyOil rigs may end their days as valuable artificial reefsScience DailyA submerged camera at an old worn out oil rig shows an extensive life of flatfish, cod and bottom fauna in all its forms. A life usually not see in these parts of the North S …

The Boston GlobeTrump plan to allow oil drilling off New England unites foes in oppositionThe Boston GlobeBut the Trump administration's new plan to allow drilling for oil and gas off the shores of New England has done just that, forging a bipartisan c …

Sky NewsWhy the world will remain thirsty for oil for decades, according to BPSky NewsThe first, not terribly good news for a major oil producer you might think, is the extent to which renewable energy will increasingly dominate the mix of supply. It will, …

Science DailyOil-eating microbes are challenged in the ArcticScience DailyThis was the case in major oil disasters such as the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Future spill will be no diff …

SalonAtlantic oil surveys could kill food used by fisheriesSalonThe microscopic animals that provide food for fisheries face previously unknown threats along America's southern and eastern seaboards, and in oceans elsewhere, with new research warning o …

Trudeau government proposes opening St. Lawrence marine protected area to oil explorationThe Globe and MailBut some environmental groups and ocean scientists argue Ottawa is undermining the effort by allowing future oil and gas exploration in the zone. A s …

EurekAlert (press release)Russian researchers developed an ecological method for cleaning lakes from oil National Research Tomsk State UniversityEurekAlert (press release)The oil cleansing method was developed by TSU researchers and it is optimal for lake …