Ecuador probes oil companies over pollution
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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Saturday the government would suspend contracts with any foreign oil company found to have needlessly damaged the environment.
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Environmental watchdog Greenpeace has begun assessing the damage caused by the Philippines' worst ever oil spill amid reports that the captain of the ill-fated tanker was not properly trained to handle the ship.
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New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Exxon Mobil Corp. to force the cleanup of a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
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After a decade of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by Ecuadorean Indians accusing U.S. oil firm ChevronTexaco Corp.. of polluting the Amazon jungle into the field.
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Estonia launches a criminal inquiry into the Ivory Coast 'toxic waste' tanker, after finding poisonous chemicals on board.
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An annual survey on corruption released Wednesday showed oil-producing countries tend to have the most bribery and secrecy, the Financial Times reported.
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A depot allegedly linked with "contaminated" fuel launches an investigation into whether it is to blame.
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A senior official in a US gold mining company in Indonesia is named as a suspect in an environmental pollution case.
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Fresh oil leaks from a recently sunken ship threatened Saturday to coat beaches and coves on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, even as crews cleared tons already spilled in the area, officials said.
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From budget airlines telling us how to "fly greener" to oil giants developing cleaner fuels the corporate world is pushing its eco-credentials, often tying up with well-known environmental groups.
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Authorities were trying to determine the origin of a fuel spill that could threaten coral reefs off Puerto Rico, the government said Thursday.
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Oil wealth can often lead to corruption, according to the latest survey by anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International.
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Authorities have launched an inquiry after thousands of motorists complained of having been sold contaminated petrol, causing problems for their cars, officials said Thursday.
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Silicone has been detected in petrol samples taken after complaints by drivers of cars breaking down.
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The London-based oil company acknowledged that federal investigators were looking into suspected trading irregularities in oil and gasoline markets.
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New York State's attorney general said  on Thursday that he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp.   and other oil companies over an oil spill in New York City.
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The Department of Transportation said  it is investigating allegations by some workers that two safety  valves at BP PLC's  oil field in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska,  were not working at the time of a large oil leak in March, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.