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The oil spill from the tanker Prestige, which sank off Spain in November 2002, has been far worse than previously claimed, the Spanish government has disclosed. Environmentalists are now comparing the damage caused to that of the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska in 1989.
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www.newscientist.com/article/dn4100-prestige-oil-spill-...
www.newscientist.com/article/dn4100-prestige-oil-spill-far-worse-than-thought.html
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An environmental catastrophe occurs as a tanker sinks off the coast of Spain ... An oil-covered bird squawks on the seafront in Malpica, northwestern Spain, after oil from the tanker Prestige washed ashore. The slick threatens one of Europe's most picturesque and wildlife-rich coasts...
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www.time.com/time/photoessays/oilspill/
www.time.com/time/photoessays/oilspill/
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This article reviews ecological issues associated with the Prestige oil spill. ... Research about the Prestige oil spill contributes to our understanding of short and long term ecological problems associated with large scale oil spills.
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greennature.com/article1944.html
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Carefully selected and commented resources on Prestige Oil Spill. ... Web guide, and more on Prestige Oil Spill -> ... Ian Willmore: Prestige oil spill - The story behind the story; Ian Willmore of Friends of the Earth examines the complex web of ownership and control behind the oil tanker disaster, and argues that it shows...
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peopleinaction.com/prestige/
peopleinaction.com/prestige/
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Never in the history of Spain has an environmental disaster aroused such public outcry, exerted such a political impact or elicited such media coverage as the Prestige oil spill.
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www.panda.org/wwf_news/news/special_coverage/spain_oil_...
www.panda.org/wwf_news/news/special_coverage/spain_oil_spill/
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This week the media has been thick with reports of the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige off the Spanish Galician coast. There have been many depressing pictures of the damage wreaked by the 3,000 tonnes of viscous sludge now poisoning local beaches ... Home > Campaigns > Smart Economy > News > 2002 > Prestige oil spill...
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www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/corporates/news/prestige_story_...
www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/corporates/news/prestige_story_behind_story.html
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The bacterial communities in two different shoreline matrices, rocks and sand, from the Costa da Morte, northwestern Spain, were investigated 12 months after being affected by the Prestige oil spill.
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aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/11/3407
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Scientific intervention program relating the Prestige spill and sinking. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología and other interesting reports (Spanish department for science and technology). go 3-Mar-2003 ... COMPOSITION of the spill of the Prestige oil tanker ... Prestige Oil Spill; Simulations Gallery...
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www.accede.org/prestige/prestige-eng.htm
www.accede.org/prestige/prestige-eng.htm
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The recovery of the coastal and marine ecosystems affected by the Prestige disaster cannot be ignored. Studies carried out by Galician universities estimate that it will take 10 years for the areas affected by the Prestige oil spill to return to normal, whilst a complete biological recovery could take until year 2015.
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www.greenpeace.org/international/news/prestige-one-year...
www.greenpeace.org/international/news/prestige-one-year-on
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