Wafflepudding
09/30/07, 07:37 pm
Might be old news... if it wasn't still an ongoing disaster:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5233358.stm
An oil slick caused by Israeli bombing of the Jiyyeh power station now covers 80km (50 miles) of coast.
Local environmental groups describe the slick as an "environmental disaster".
Almost as much oil may have entered the water as during the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker incident in Alaska, which led to widespread ecological damage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4798965.stm
"A team of volunteers led by experts will clean up the coastline bit by bit. We now have the problem of it spreading out to sea, which will require technical expertise," she said.
Opec's humanitarian arm said on Wednesday it was providing $200,000 to help towards the clean-up effort.
Up to 15,000 tonnes of oil spilled into the sea after Israeli planes bombed the Jiyyeh power plant in mid-July.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apje8CwcPPSA&refer=home
Marine life, such as sea turtles and Bluefin tuna, has been affected by the Lebanese spill because the Eastern Mediterranean is a spawning ground for the tuna, the program said.
The Israeli navy has maintained a sea blockade for more than three weeks, preventing ships from entering or leaving Lebanese ports without its prior approval.
Israel has bombed airports, ports, bridges, roads and other facilities in Lebanon, inflicting losses estimated at more than $4 billion, according to the Lebanese government.
Israeli jets, which attacked the power plant twice, deterred firemen from putting out the fire at the storage units, which continued for 10 days, Sarraf said in an interview on Aug. 3.
Of course, Israel will refuse to pay or contribute to mitigate the disaster. And of course that our government will stand side by side spinning it. That is, if anyone ever cares enough about it to put pressure which is unlikely.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5233358.stm
An oil slick caused by Israeli bombing of the Jiyyeh power station now covers 80km (50 miles) of coast.
Local environmental groups describe the slick as an "environmental disaster".
Almost as much oil may have entered the water as during the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker incident in Alaska, which led to widespread ecological damage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4798965.stm
"A team of volunteers led by experts will clean up the coastline bit by bit. We now have the problem of it spreading out to sea, which will require technical expertise," she said.
Opec's humanitarian arm said on Wednesday it was providing $200,000 to help towards the clean-up effort.
Up to 15,000 tonnes of oil spilled into the sea after Israeli planes bombed the Jiyyeh power plant in mid-July.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apje8CwcPPSA&refer=home
Marine life, such as sea turtles and Bluefin tuna, has been affected by the Lebanese spill because the Eastern Mediterranean is a spawning ground for the tuna, the program said.
The Israeli navy has maintained a sea blockade for more than three weeks, preventing ships from entering or leaving Lebanese ports without its prior approval.
Israel has bombed airports, ports, bridges, roads and other facilities in Lebanon, inflicting losses estimated at more than $4 billion, according to the Lebanese government.
Israeli jets, which attacked the power plant twice, deterred firemen from putting out the fire at the storage units, which continued for 10 days, Sarraf said in an interview on Aug. 3.
Of course, Israel will refuse to pay or contribute to mitigate the disaster. And of course that our government will stand side by side spinning it. That is, if anyone ever cares enough about it to put pressure which is unlikely.