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Environmental justice victory: Indonesian seaweed farmers win, 12 years after Montara oil spill

June 9, 2021/in Biodiversity, BP, Montara, Oceans, Offshore Drilling, Oil & Gas /by Amy Mathews

WWF-Australia relied on SkyTruth’s monitoring of a disastrous oil spill to see the damage firsthand.Their testimony helped small-scale farmers recover damages from big oil.

A court in Australia finally ordered the company responsible for one of Australia’s worst oil spills to compensate Indonesian seaweed farmers harmed by that disaster, thanks in part to WWF-Australia using guidance from SkyTruth.

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December 30, 2010/in Biodiversity, BP, Climate, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Mining, Montara, Oceans, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John Amos

As 2010 draws to a close, we breath a sigh of relief. The BP / Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico tested our ability to collect, analyze, and publish images and information day in and day out for almost four months, and attracted major media attention. Following up to ensure that the important […]

Satellite Imaging of Oil Slicks – A Primer

July 21, 2010/2 Comments/in BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Montara, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John Amos

We get a lot of questions from folks interested in our work using satellite images to detect and monitor oil spills around the world. The Montara spill off Australia last year, and the ongoing BP / Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, are striking examples of how this technology can help us investigate […]

Atlantic Drilling – New Jersey Oil Spillustration

April 14, 2010/in Montara, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John Amos

A lot of folks were surprised by the Obama administration’s recently announced plan to expand oil and gas drilling in US waters to much of the Atlantic coast and into the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska. Alaska’s Bristol Bay, home to a wild-salmon fishing industry that rakes in some $300-400 million every year, will […]

Hands Across the Sand

March 9, 2010/in Montara, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John Amos

Phil Compton, Sierra Club-Florida, refers to SkyTruth map during press event. Folks concerned about offshore drilling in Florida held an event on February 13 called Hands Across the Sand. Sierra Club of Florida reports about 10,000 people participated. SkyTruth’s work related to last year’s oil spill in the Timor Sea off Australia made an appearance, […]

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WWF-Australia relied on SkyTruth’s monitoring of a disastrous oil spill to see the damage firsthand.Their testimony helped small-scale farmers recover damages from big oil.