BBC: UN considers Med oil spill plan

[leftchick]

UN considers Med oil spill plan

Officials from the UN are leading talks on what international effort is needed to tackle a 140km oil spill along the Lebanese and Syrian coastline.
Thursday's meeting in Greece aims to draw up a strategy on how to clear up the oil and prevent it spreading.

Representatives from Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Turkey and the EU are expected to attend the talks.

Up to 15,000 tonnes of oil poured into the Mediterranean Sea last month after Israeli forces bombed a power station.

Marine experts were unable to visit the worst affected areas while the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah continued, but Monday's ceasefire has allowed them to begin on-the-ground assessments.

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Local environmental and conservation groups said that some of the oil had settled on the sea floor, threatening areas where tuna spawn.

They also voiced concern that slicks on beaches would prevent young green turtles, an endangered species, from reaching the sea after they had hatched.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4797521.stm

[Junkdrawer]

1. Israeli FM: "... we only attacked infrastructure used by Hezbollah."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1916159

Imagine that: a whole power station for Hezbollah....

[plasticsundance]

2. Thanks for posting this.

This a very under reported story. I heard about it on DemocracyNow.org.

[leftchick]

3. 100-200 Million to clean it up

and Lebanon wants to give the bill to Israel. The UN hasn't addressed that issue yet. I caught it this morning on BBC America.

[plasticsundance]

4. Yeah ... but Israel has to destroy the environment ...

After all ... it's the only nuclear power on the verge of being wiped out. :sarcasm:

[Junkdrawer]

5. .