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Can your split ends help to clean oil spills?

July 17th, 2018 On March 24, 1989, the world became aware of an environmental calamity in Alaska as an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spewed millions of crude oil into the Alaskan waters. The tragic news grasped the attention of Phil McCrory, a hairdresser in Alabama. McCrory watched heart-wrenching footages of Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 6 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago

Opinion

Our duty to stop oil exploration in Irish waters

September 18th, 2017 Last week, one of Ireland’s prominent oil and gas exploration companies, Providence Resources, revealed that their latest oil-drilling exploit in Irish waters hit a snag, or water in fact. In July, Providence began drilling in Porcupine Basin, 220km off the southwest coast, in search of an estimated Read more…

By Sadhbh Lee, 7 yearsSeptember 18, 2017 ago