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Can microbes clean up oil spills?Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection under CC-BY licence

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University), Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

04 November 2010

The Deepwater Horizon blowout pumped thousands of cubic metres of oil into the Gulf Of Mexico. Could microbes offer a solution for coping with similar...  Read more : Can microbes clean up oil spills?

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Troubled waters: Join the debateBy marinephotobank via Flickr under Creative Commons 2.0

By Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

07 September 2010

The immediate, and horrendous, effects of the recent oil leak in the Gulf have been widely covered by the news - sea creatures smothered in...  Read more : Troubled waters: Join the debate

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Deepwater Horizon and other crisesCreative Commons Image kk+ under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 August 2010

 The Deepwater Horizon blow-out sent millions of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. How do we cope with massive oil spills; how...  Read more : Deepwater Horizon and other crises

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Plugged into the coastOU

By Damian Randle (The Open University)

13 July 2005

How do we balance the environmental protection of the shoreline with a desire for cleaner fuel?  Read more : Plugged into the coast

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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