SkyTruth’s offshore infrastructure dataset can help identify areas at high risk of oil pollution events.
Although anyone can go to Google Maps and find most buildings in the world, we can’t do the same for infrastructure at sea. SkyTruth and our partners at Global Fishing Watch were inspired by this problem and created a dataset that allows us to locate offshore infrastructure. By applying three criteria, intern Breanna Xiong identified structures that have a high, medium, or low likelihood of being related to oil and gas production. This can make monitoring for oil pollution and identifying sources more efficient, and support SkyTruth’s project Cerulean.
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1_Infrastructure-1.jpeg423640Breanna Xionghttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngBreanna Xiong2022-03-31 13:40:022023-03-15 09:24:09That’s not Atlantis, it’s just a bunch of human-made structures at sea
SkyTruth helped investigative journalists report on the extent of the offshore oil pollution problem in Europe.
For the past eight months, SkyTruth has been working with a team of journalists and media outlets associated with Lighthouse Reports investigating the problem of chronic (and often illegal) oil pollution by vessels at sea transiting European waters. These outlets recently released a groundbreaking series of stories. In this blog post we explain how SkyTruth developed the estimates used by these journalists to reveal the extent of oily bilge waste in European waters.
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/New-Project-4.png423640Jona Raphaelhttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngJona Raphael2022-03-23 18:52:052023-03-15 09:44:35Oil pollution in European waters: It’s worse than you think
SkyTruth intern Dhiya Sathananthan detected a drop in pollution reporting that might be linked to EPA’s temporary reporting suspension in 2020.
On March 26, 2020 the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency announced a temporary suspension in the enforcement of environmental legal obligations across a broad spectrum of activities. At SkyTruth, we feared an increase in environmental pollution might occur as a result of this policy and that industries might fail to report pollution events if they were not required to do so. Intern Dhiya Sathananthan dove into the data to find out what happened during this time period.
Trinidad and Tobago – the small dual-island Caribbean nation – has been a top exporter of liquefied natural gas for years. Because of its significant oil and gas exploration, and what some Trinidadians would call poor corporate and government responsibility, oil leakages from offshore infrastructure are very common events in Trinidad’s waters. With the help of satellite imagery, SkyTruth has been able to directly observe and continuously monitor Trinidad’s chronic oil pollution.
New SkyTruth Alerts layer helps pollution trackers quantify flaring trends.
Those tracking methane flaring will want to try the newest layer in SkyTruth Alerts: a summary of monthly flaring activity that can be based on your current map view or selected Areas of Interest. Learn how in this post.
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/permian_FEAT.jpg423640Dan Cogswellhttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngDan Cogswell2022-01-25 15:34:312023-09-08 11:56:33Monthly Methane Flaring Summary Data Now Available in Alerts
Satellite technology has changed but SkyTruth remains true to its core principles, with an impressive track record of holding industries and governments accountable.
As 2021 draws to a close, SkyTruth is celebrating its 20th anniversary as an environmental tech nonprofit. It’s hard for us to believe how far SkyTruth — and technology — have come in those 20 years, and how much we have accomplished. In 2022 we’re poised to grow even more; doubling the size of the SkyTruth team and magnifying our ability to use technology to promote conservation for people and the planet. Read on to join us on our journey from very humble beginnings to high-tech innovators.
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/skytruth_on_zoom_feat.jpg423640Amy Mathewshttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngAmy Mathews2021-12-21 18:21:392023-03-15 11:57:30Twenty years of SkyTruth success
That’s not Atlantis, it’s just a bunch of human-made structures at sea
/in Bilge Dumping, Flaring, Gulf of Mexico, Oceans, Offshore, Offshore Drilling /by Breanna XiongSkyTruth’s offshore infrastructure dataset can help identify areas at high risk of oil pollution events.
Although anyone can go to Google Maps and find most buildings in the world, we can’t do the same for infrastructure at sea. SkyTruth and our partners at Global Fishing Watch were inspired by this problem and created a dataset that allows us to locate offshore infrastructure. By applying three criteria, intern Breanna Xiong identified structures that have a high, medium, or low likelihood of being related to oil and gas production. This can make monitoring for oil pollution and identifying sources more efficient, and support SkyTruth’s project Cerulean.
Oil pollution in European waters: It’s worse than you think
/in Alerts, Bilge Dumping, Cerulean, Climate, Conservation Vision, Oceans, Oil Spill /by Jona RaphaelSkyTruth helped investigative journalists report on the extent of the offshore oil pollution problem in Europe.
For the past eight months, SkyTruth has been working with a team of journalists and media outlets associated with Lighthouse Reports investigating the problem of chronic (and often illegal) oil pollution by vessels at sea transiting European waters. These outlets recently released a groundbreaking series of stories. In this blog post we explain how SkyTruth developed the estimates used by these journalists to reveal the extent of oily bilge waste in European waters.
EPA’s temporary suspension of environmental enforcement seems to have reduced pollution reporting
/in Alerts, Watchdog /by Dhiya SathananthanSkyTruth intern Dhiya Sathananthan detected a drop in pollution reporting that might be linked to EPA’s temporary reporting suspension in 2020.
On March 26, 2020 the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency announced a temporary suspension in the enforcement of environmental legal obligations across a broad spectrum of activities. At SkyTruth, we feared an increase in environmental pollution might occur as a result of this policy and that industries might fail to report pollution events if they were not required to do so. Intern Dhiya Sathananthan dove into the data to find out what happened during this time period.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Offshore Infrastructure Cumulative Spill Report 2020 – 2021
/in Climate, Conservation Vision, Internship, Oceans, Offshore, Offshore Drilling, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by Breanna XiongSkyTruth’s project Cerulean helped intern Breanna Xiong document Trinidad and Tobago’s chronic oil pollution problem.
Trinidad and Tobago – the small dual-island Caribbean nation – has been a top exporter of liquefied natural gas for years. Because of its significant oil and gas exploration, and what some Trinidadians would call poor corporate and government responsibility, oil leakages from offshore infrastructure are very common events in Trinidad’s waters. With the help of satellite imagery, SkyTruth has been able to directly observe and continuously monitor Trinidad’s chronic oil pollution.
Monthly Methane Flaring Summary Data Now Available in Alerts
/in Alerts, Alerts How-to, Climate, Flaring, Methane, Natural Gas, Offshore Drilling, Oil & Gas /by Dan CogswellNew SkyTruth Alerts layer helps pollution trackers quantify flaring trends.
Those tracking methane flaring will want to try the newest layer in SkyTruth Alerts: a summary of monthly flaring activity that can be based on your current map view or selected Areas of Interest. Learn how in this post.
Twenty years of SkyTruth success
/in Bilge Dumping, Biodiversity, BP, Climate, Coal, Conservation Vision, Deepwater Horizon, Fishing, General, Gulf Monitoring Consortium, Gulf of Mexico, Hydraulic Fracturing, Impact stories, Mining, Mountaintop Mining, Oceans, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, Overfishing and Illegal fishing, Protected Area Monitoring, Public Lands, SkyTruthing, Watchdog, Wildlife Conservation /by Amy MathewsSatellite technology has changed but SkyTruth remains true to its core principles, with an impressive track record of holding industries and governments accountable.
As 2021 draws to a close, SkyTruth is celebrating its 20th anniversary as an environmental tech nonprofit. It’s hard for us to believe how far SkyTruth — and technology — have come in those 20 years, and how much we have accomplished. In 2022 we’re poised to grow even more; doubling the size of the SkyTruth team and magnifying our ability to use technology to promote conservation for people and the planet. Read on to join us on our journey from very humble beginnings to high-tech innovators.