Officials monitor oil slick off sailing venue

An oil slick spotted off the coast of the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao will be monitored and has posed no threat to the course.

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It just so happens that Hamas declared war a full three days before Israel did. And this little fact has all but disappeared. On Wednesday, December 24th, a full three days before Israel's response, Hamas announced "Operation Oil Stain" (or, "Oil Slick" in some translations.)

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Scientists have gotten the results back from their analysis of the floating goo slicks that have puzzled, frightened, amused and generally caught the attention of many around the world this week.

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One week after the ill-fated cruise ship M/S Explorer struck an iceberg and subsequently sank in the frigid waters of the Antarctic Ocean, the accident continues to pose a major environmental threat to the pristine region's fragile ecosystem.

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The impact on marine life of an oil slick off the Lebanese coast, caused by Israel's bombing of a power plant, might not be as devastating as had been feared, a Lebanese environmentalist group said on Friday.

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Philippine authorities are scrambling to contain the country's worst oil spill, which has polluted protected marine areas and ruined the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.

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