http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Marine pollution) en-us Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:43:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-shrimp-die-off-baffles-chile?start=0 Huge numbers of dead shrimp and crabs have washed ashore on a beach in southern Chile, puzzling authorities. Local fishermen blame the die-off on thermoelectric plants that released heated water into the ocean.<br /> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:43:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-shrimp-die-off-baffles-chile Marine pollution, Prawn, Shrimp, Environmental crime, Crab, Water pollution, Raw video, Chile, Concepción, Chile, Telegraph.co.uk Huge numbers of dead shrimp and crabs have washed ashore on a beach in southern Chile, puzzling authorities. Local fishermen blame the die-off on thermoelectric plants that released heated water into the ocean. http://news.linktv.org/videos/exposing-the-maritime-waste-oil-epidemic?start=0 Between 70-210 million gallons of waste oil are illegally dumped at sea by commercial ships each year. This Earth Focus special report exposes the impact that this dumping has on marine life and the entire ecosystem. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/exposing-the-maritime-waste-oil-epidemic Waste oil, Marine pollution, Environment, Oil spill, Sea otter, Earth, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Marine mammal, Oil, Marine biology Between 70-210 million gallons of waste oil are illegally dumped at sea by commercial ships each year. In fish, marine oil pollution is linked to cancers, tumors, reduced growth rates, genetic side effects, and death. It is also toxic to seabirds and marine mammals including whales, sea otters, and dolphins. The new film "Oil in Our Waters" exposes this practice. Film director Micah Fink shares his findings with Earth Focus and explains new ways citizens can now help stop illegal oil dumping. An Earth Focus special report produced in collaboration with Common Good Productions and the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-coastline-braces-for-tsunami-debris-impact-unclear?start=0 More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, neither the US government nor West Coast states have a clear plan for how to clean up potentially toxic floating wreckage washed up from the disaster. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:21:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-coastline-braces-for-tsunami-debris-impact-unclear Sendai Earthquake of 2011, Ryou-un Maru, Tsunami, Marine debris, West Coast of the United States, Japan, Pacific Ocean, Ghost ship, US Government, Marine pollution More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, killing thousands and washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, neither the US government nor West Coast states have a clear plan for how to clean up large and potentially toxic floating wreckage washed up from the disaster.