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 Stories About: Ecuador AND energy AND Galapagos Islands AND marine life AND renewable energy
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Darwin's Flinches
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08 Jul 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Darwin's Flinches Just weeks after scientists found that an apparently harmless oil spill in the Galapagos Islands in January 2001 in fact led to a massive iguana die-off, another spill has tainted the pristine archipelago. Late last week, a small barge spilled close to 2,000 gallons of diesel near the island of Puerto Villamil, home to turtles, iguanas, and sea lions. The spill was small ... |
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| Topics: Ecuador, energy, Galapagos Islands, marine life, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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