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SkyTruth and the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Using Science to hold BP and federal regulators accountable.
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico operated by the British oil giant BP left 11 workers dead and opened up a hole in the ocean floor, nearly 5,000 feet below sea level. Before the company succeeded in staunching the flow, the disabled well gushed an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the water, far surpassing the Exxon Valdez spill as the worst offshore accident in the industry’s history. As the crisis wore on for nearly three months, SkyTruth became a vital source of a satellite imagery and independent analysis.
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SkyTruth and Citizen Scientists Tracking the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Our new Gulf Oil Spill Tracker can help show the world what's going on.  If you're in the Gulf region and have photos or videos, you can share that information with others via the Gulf Oil Spill Tracker, and browse the site using an interactive map to view reports submitted by other folks.
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SkyTruth Monitors Upper Green Valley River Gas Drilling Boom Using Google Earth
In January 2007 SkyTruth released the first comprehensive Google Earth project focused on two of North America's fastest growing gas and oil fields. Gas drilling continues to expand throughout this region and we are continuing to monitor the impacts.
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SkyTruth’s Mapping of Mountaintop Removal Mining Helps Shift  the Debate.

SkyTruth analyzed satellite images to map the spread of mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) over a 30-year period across parts of Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia. The analysis reveals a threefold increase in the area being mined in this way between 1985 and 2005.  The size of individual mines also grew, some to more than 15 square miles – nearly 10,000 acres.  In all, the satellites show more than 2,700 mountain ridge tops were impacted.

 

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