# New Web Tool Allows Free Public Tracking of Oil Spills

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/12/new-web-tool-allows-free-public-tracking-of-oil-spills/
- Published: 2011-12-02T20:50:04-05:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

## New Oil Spill Oceana makes App

A new oil spill, estimated to have released as much as 157,000 gallons per day into
Brazil’s Campos Basin. For it is the latest evidence of the dangers of offshore 
drilling.

This accident is just one of [many](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/05/bp-you-shampoo-because-your-hair-collects-oil/)
oil spills that occur each day, and often go unnoticed.  Yet, they do extraordinary
damage to marine ecosystems.   Oceana, in partnership with SkyTruth, has posted 
a Web-based mapping tool to help inform policymakers and the public about oil spills
in U.S. waters.  The tool is now accessible online at [www.stopthedrill.org](https://usa.oceana.org/climate-and-energy/grassroots-opposition-offshore-drilling-and-exploration-atlantic-ocean-and).

![Gulf oil spill](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/
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#### Sky truth shows Oil Spill with Oceana

SkyTruth automatically compiles and publishes oil spill reports from the National
Response Center (NRC), which is data self-reported by the oil industry, the public
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s incident news reports.
Because most of the NRC spill reports are filed by the polluters themselves, the
number and size of [oil spills](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/04/go-las-brisas-ixtapa-for-earth-day/)
occurring each day may far exceed even those depicted on the map.

The map highlights spill locations, using satellite imagery to provide as many details
as possible.  For example, on today’s spill map, we can view the location of a well
control line leak approximately 4,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico surface, on 
a Chevron well.  Like most, this spill has received little attention.  From this
map, viewers may link to a SkyTruth analysis to learn more about each individual
spill.

“This new Web tool will help people visualize the magnitude of the oil industry’s
damage to our natural environment and our economy,” said Oceana senior campaign 
director Jacqueline Savitz.  “These spills are often swept under the rug, but the
public and policymakers have a right to know how much damage is being done to our
oceans.  Our work with SkyTruth will help to make that possible,” added Savitz.

“We built SkyTruth Alerts in the wake of the BP disaster, so we could keep track
of spills that happen in the Gulf every day.  Now we have made it available on the
Web so anyone can know about these incidents as soon as we do,” said John Amos, 
founder and president of SkyTruth.  “We’re thrilled to be working with Oceana, one
of the world’s leading conservation organizations, to share this tool with everyone
who cares about our oceans.”                                                    

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p style=”color: #000000;”>**_[Source: Oceana, ](https://oceana.org/press-center/press-releases/major-oil-spill-brazil%E2%80%99s-campos-basin-caused-deepwater-drilling)_**
[http://www.oceana.org](http://www.oceana.org)