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Posted Tue Jan 29 2013: from Nature: Minor oil spills are often bigger than reported http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1359482983 By analysing satellite images, oceanographers have found that small oil spills in the heavily drilled northern Gulf of Mexico are often much larger than reported. The researchers presented their results last week at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. [Read more stories about: corporate malfeasance, contamination, health impacts, toxic leak, oil issues] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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