First-Hand Accounts, Satellite Imagery Point to Oil’s Dreadful Impacts on Gulf of Guinea

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First-Hand Accounts, Satellite Imagery Point to Oil’s Dreadful Impacts on Gulf of Guinea

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First-Hand Accounts, Satellite Imagery Point to Oil’s Dreadful Impacts on Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea’s vast fossil fuel reserves spurred dozens of oil and gas fields since the installation of its first oil platforms between 1960 and 1970. Unfortunately, this has led to frequent and devastating spills that continue to wreak havoc on marine life and negatively impact coastal communities.