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![Gulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria
The brown spots run like a trail of blood down the deserted coastline near this fishing village. Just underneath a handful of sand lies spilled oil.
![BP boss faces up to the hard questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BP boss faces up to the hard questions
BP's new face for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster admitted faults during a unique Q&A forum broadcast live online, AFP reported today.
![<i>Rob Fenwick</i>: Sea levels set for dramatic rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Rob Fenwick</i>: Sea levels set for dramatic rise
Polar scientists are united on the likelihood of level rises - but how much and when?
![Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling
Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.
![NZ threatens court action over whaling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ threatens court action over whaling
NZ will join Australia in taking legal action over Japan's whaling programme if last minute diplomatic solutions are not found.
![Fish forever ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fish forever ?
When it comes to fish, New Zealand is often held up as an exemplar of what happens when you get things right.
![Mankind warming the oceans - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mankind warming the oceans - report
The world's oceans are warming up - and mankind is to blame, according to a scientists' report.
![Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents
Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
![Obama shames oil bosses over blame game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Obama shames oil bosses over blame game
Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.
![Oil rig disaster caused by 'series of failures'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil rig disaster caused by 'series of failures'
The most detailed account yet of what led to the deadly explosion on a BP oil rig that has left the US' coast exposed to millions of litres of leaking oil.
![Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster
The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.
!['It's like watching yourself bleed to death'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's like watching yourself bleed to death'
Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.
![Washington wakes up to oil-spill crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Washington wakes up to oil-spill crisis
Questions are sure to be raised about a self-policing system that trusted a commercial oil operator to take care of its own mishap.