http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/13657/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/all-roads-lead-corexit/34094 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Other aspects of Shell&#039;s blowout response plan doubtful in real-time </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/060110_dispersant2.jpg" alt="" title="Out of sight, out of mind? Maybe, but the widespread spraying of dispersants doesn&#039;t &#039;clean up&#039; an oil spill. In fact, research suggests it actually just makes it more toxic. [Photo: US Navy]" width="330" height="220" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Shell Oil is moving steadily through the regulatory process which will allow the drilling of exploratory wells on the edge of the Scotian Shelf in an area known as the Shelburne Gully. It looks very much as if this process on the Scotian Shelf will become a major offshore oil play for many years to come.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/all-roads-lead-corexit/34094" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/all-roads-lead-corexit/34094#comments John Davis Environnement Governance Idées Corexit dispersants Environmental Toxics John Davis Nova Scotia offshore oil Shelburne Basin Shell Toxic Oil Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:08:09 +0000 Miles Howe 34094 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/entrepreneur-nova-scotia-not-ready-deal-offshore-o/31661 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img-20130515-00674.jpg" alt="" title="David Prior, a Nova Scotia entrepreneur, believes that current technologies to deal with offshore oil spills are ineffective. He says he&#039;s received more interest in his solutions abroad than in Canada. Photo contributed. " width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Offshore oil spills are nasty and cleaning them up is no easy feat.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/entrepreneur-nova-scotia-not-ready-deal-offshore-o/31661" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/entrepreneur-nova-scotia-not-ready-deal-offshore-o/31661#comments Robert Devet Environnement bp CNSOPB Corexit dfo Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling oil tankers oilspill Shell Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:19:18 +0000 Robert DeVet 31661 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca