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Bioremediation Goes Mainstream


April 9, 2014

A reliable solution for response and prevention that can save money, time and regulatory aggravation is here.

The threat of oil pollution has long been a problem in the shipping community. You don’t have to look too far to review the myriad of oil spills that have plagued the industry. The Exxon Valdez spill that occurred 25 years ago has recently come to the forefront once again as there is evidence that the ramifi cations of the spill are still being felt in the fragile eco-system of several Alaska beaches. Today’s oil spill response industry has certainly been moving with the times by introducing more and more advanced technologies to contain spills when they occur but even the tried and true method of using skimmers and booms can only do so much.

While the shipping industry is going greener it is also trying to cut costs. So treating hydrocarbons in situ is definitely something to look into. There is where using the right kind of bioremediation products come in. The process of bioremediation is nature’s way of solving contamination problems at the root of the cause. Tiny micro-organisms literally “eat” away at hydrocarbons, transforming them into a non-toxic combination of carbon dioxide and water, leaving surfaces like asphalt and workshop floors skid-free, countertops and floors shiny and clean, and hydraulic equipment looking like new.

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U.S. House approves measure to support Coast Guard, maritime transportation


April 7, 2014

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved bipartisan legislation authorizing the U.S. Coast Guard to carry out its vital missions and strengthening U.S. maritime transportation.
“The Coast Guard plays such a critical role in enforcing the law on U.S. waterways, protecting the lives of those at sea and securing our borders against illegal drug and human trafficking,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). “This bill also recognizes how essential a healthy maritime transportation sector is to our economy, our competiveness and our national security.”
 

Chevron Brazil Faces Criminal Oil Spill Charges


April 4, 2014
 
Brazilian judges ordered a criminal prosecution of Chevron Corp. and 11 employees over an oil spill in Nov. 2011, in a process reinstated more than a year after being thrown out following a settlement with the government.
 
An appeals panel made the 2-to-1 decision in October, but kept it quiet as judges reviewed Chevron's challenges to their ruling, Brazil's public prosecutor's office, which oppposed the dismissal, said on Wednesday.
 
Chevron confirmed the ruling late on Thursday.
 
The case is likely to revive concern over the speed and security of Brazilian legal rulings.
 

US Ecology, Inc. to Acquire EQ - The Environmental Quality Company

 
BOISE, ID--(Marketwired - Apr 7, 2014) - US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECOL) ("the Company") today announced that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire EQ - The Environmental Quality Company ("EQ"), a fully-integrated environmental services and waste management company based in Wayne, Michigan, with facilities throughout the Eastern United States. EQ is owned by an affiliate of New York based private equity fund Kinderhook Industries, LLC. The transaction, valued at $465 million, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2014 and is subject to customary closing conditions, and a purchase price adjustment based on working capital. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share for the full year 2014.
 

Tesla seeks N. American raw materials amid pollution concerns abroad

April 4, 2014
 
Tesla Motors Inc., the electric vehicle maker co-founded by Elon Musk, plans to use only raw materials sourced in North America for its proposed $5 billion U.S. battery factory.
 
The Silicon Valley company won’t look overseas for the graphite, cobalt and other materials needed for its so-called Gigafactory, said Liz Jarvis-Shean, a spokeswoman.
 
“It will enable us to establish a supply chain that is local and focused on minimizing environmental impact while significantly reducing battery cost,” she said in an email.
 
The move comes amid heightened interest in curbing graphite pollution and a widespread corporate sensitivity about avoiding the use of industrial minerals from global trouble spots such as central Africa. China’s government, for example, has begun to shutter mines producing graphite, a major ingredient in lithium-ion batteries, over air-quality issues, Bloomberg News reported March 14.
 

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