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The World's Current Oil Spills, By the Numbers

(July 28) -- Oil, oil everywhere. It seems like the earth is having a hard time keeping it below ground these days. With one active leak (in Barataria Bay, La.), two more still causing major problems (on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan and, of course, in the Gulf of Mexico) and one recently cleaned-up but disastrous...

China Strengthens Port Safety in Wake of Oil Spill

(July 23) -- China is strengthening safety measures at its ports after an explosion caused an oil spill at the port city of Dalian, in the northeast of the country. Ports that handle oil and chemical shipments will have to check their facilities every two years, and the government will dispatch occasional patrols to...

China Fights the World's Other Huge Oil Spill [TIMELINE]

(July 21) -- This sound familiar? China is dealing with the worst oil spill in its history, according to Greenpeace, after two pipelines in the coastal city of Dalian exploded Friday, sending crude gushing into the Yellow Sea. Below, Surge Desk outlines the timeline of the world's other great oil spill. Most of the facts...

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05/23/12 Albemarle celebrates grand opening of shared services... Source: PR Newswire DALIAN, China , May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of highly-engineered specialty chemicals, will celebrate the grand opening of its Asia-Pacific shared services center in Dalian, China today during a ceremony held at the facility.
05/22/12 Active carbon made from corn core capable of... Source: Mainichi Daily News - Japan A group of researchers said Wednesday they have found activated carbon made from corn cores is highly capable of absorbing cesium, raising expectations that it could be used to prevent cesium contamination of farm products in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.
05/20/12 Detained Chinese fishermen return to homeland from DPRK Source: Sina Three Chinese fishing boats, which had been freed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), anchored at a port of Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 21, 2012.
05/16/12 China probes N Korean seizure of fishermen Source: Aljazeera.com China's foreign ministry says it has launched an investigation into reports that a group of North Koreans seized three Chinese fishing vessels and took their 29 crew members hostage.
05/05/12 Airport Cheerleaders Source: Neatorama To lessen the stress of modern air travel, China's Dalian International Airport decided to enlist the help of ... cheerleaders!