RIO DE JANEIRO — It washed ashore in early September, thick globs of oil that appeared from out of nowhere and defied explanation. Videos of the rudimentary efforts — volunteers simply rolling up oil slicks and plopping them into trash bags — are going viral. A molecular analysis by IBAMA, the country’s environmental agency, showed the oil had not been produced in Brazil. But the Brazil spill is different. “The reason oil is fascinating is that it’s very complex and they all have different personalties,” he said.

Source: National Post October 23, 2019 17:10 UTC