Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Jiyeh-Power-Station-Oil-Spill---Environmental-Consequences-of-the-Israel-Lebanon-War---2006-27MZIFYBKG6.htmlConceptually similarFishermen Near Oil Pollution - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP07G2Completed★★★★Fishermen Near Oil Pollution - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP0HCZCompleted★★★★Jiyeh Power Station Oil Spill - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP016FKCompleted★★★★Gas Tanks and Oil Pollution - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP0FVYCompleted★★★★Gas Tanks and Oil Pollution - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP07YNCompleted★★★★Clean Up of Oil in Byblos - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP0FDCCompleted★★★★Clean Up of Oil in Byblos - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP0DUZCompleted★★★★Clean Up of Oil in Byblos - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP0B8UCompleted★★★★Clean Up of Oil in Byblos - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006GP01H0Completed★★★★View AllGP0GDSJiyeh Power Station Oil Spill - Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006Devastation around the destroyed tanks of the Jiyeh power station. The Jiyeh power station oil spill is an ongoing environmental disaster. The disaster was caused by the release of heavy fuel oil into the eastern Mediterranean after storage tanks at the thermal power station in Jiyeh, Lebanon were bombed by Israeli military in mid July. Fifteen thousand tons of heavy fuel have leaked and sunk into the sea. Greenpeace is in the region to identify and document environmental destruction caused by the Israel-Lebanon War. Along with the terrible humanitarian impacts, long-term environmental damage is an inevitable consequence of war.Locations:Jiyeh-Lebanon-Middle EastDate:19 Sep, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Pierre GleizesMaximum size:4053px X 2704pxKeywords:Aftermaths of war-Energy-Manual workers-Nuclear (campaign title)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Oiled beachesShoot:Environmental Consequences of the Israel-Lebanon War - 2006Greenpeace is in the region to identify and document environmental destruction caused by the Israel-Lebanon War. Along with the terrible humanitarian impacts, long-term environmental damage is an inevitable consequence of war.
