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For our third and final panel here at #ClimateWeekNYC, the focus is: Protecting Biodiversity from Industrial Threats. Joining us are our friends from @vizzuality.com, @earthgenome.org, the @pulitzercenter.org, and @planetsapling.bsky.social!

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"We've now estimated its true scale using satellite data — the problem is measurable, and potential sources can increasingly be identified. Our analysis also reveals where the biggest gaps in accountability and protection remain, and that is where attention and enforcement need to be directed."

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As part of the session, our Chief Technology Officer, Karl Wurster, just announced our latest report: Global Estimate of Marine Oil Pollution. "Oil pollution is a constant, global issue that happens far more often than the spills that make headlines." 👇

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🛰️ We've kicked off our event at #ClimateWeekNYC & started the day by talking about exposing ocean pollution at scale with our friends at @globalfishingwatch.org, @ai2.bsky.social, and Plastic Odyssey!

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Up next at #ClimateWeekNYC: our panel on uncovering the hidden costs of oil and gas, with our friends at @globalenergymon.bsky.social, Carbon Mapper, Google and Data Desk!

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🔗 See the full report here: skytruth.org/analyses/glo...

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As part of the session, our Chief Technology Officer, Karl Wurster, just announced our latest report, Global Estimate of Marine Oil Pollution. "Oil pollution is a constant, global issue that happens far more often than the spills that make headlines." 👇

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 21/09/2026

🎤 Today's the day! We're so excited to see our partners soon at this year's #ClimateWeekNYC! We're hosting a collaborative session to highlight work in three of the most consequential data frontiers in conservation: ocean pollution, oil and gas, and biodiversity protection. Stay tuned for updates!

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🌆 Our team is #ClimateWeekNYC-bound! Attending? Send us a message to connect. 🗓️ We're looking forward to seeing our friends and partners at our event on Wednesday morning: Turning Geospatial Data into Action on Pollution and Climate. It currently has a long waitlist, but... 🧵👇

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 19/09/2026

🛢️ From exposing oil spills to revealing destructive mining, learn more about how we hold environmental polluters accountable on our website. 🔗 skytruth.org/case-studies... 🛰️ 25 years of exposing environmental issues. 25 impact stories to share: #SkyTruth25for25

Uncovering Chronic Oil Pollution Hotspots in Southeast Asian Waters

Chronic oil pollution from the global shipping industry is a vastly underreported threat to ocean health and marine biodiversity. Financial Times reporters worked with SkyTruth to uncover and visualiz...

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 19/09/2026

🌊 Using Cerulean, our marine oil detection tool, Financial Times reporters investigated chronic oil pollution hotspots in Southeast Asian waters. No firm source could be determined for the pollution events on Bintan, but with Cerulean, the body of evidence needed to take action continues to grow.

SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 19/09/2026

🌴 Rich in coral reefs, seagrass meadows & mangrove forests, Bintan Island is a national priority for building coastal resilience in #Indonesia. Its beaches & waters also support tourism and local fishing communities. Yet in 2024, thick black sludge washed ashore, impacting water quality & tourism.

This image features logos of SkyTruth and the Financial Times. Below, there is text stating "Financial Times: Uncovering Chronic Oil Pollution Hotspots in Southeast Asian Waters" with the location marked as Indonesia. The background shows an aerial view of a lush landscape with a body of water.

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 16/09/2026

Our goal is to foster discussion that will surface gaps, spark partnerships, and drive action in three of the most consequential data frontiers in conservation: ocean pollution, oil and gas, and biodiversity protection. 🗓️ Follow along here for previews and highlights from the session!

This image is a promotional graphic for a Climate Week NYC event by SkyTruth. It features the New York City skyline. The event title is "Turning Geospatial Data into Action on Pollution and Climate," scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 16/09/2026

🌆 Ready for #ClimateWeekNYC? We’ll be hosting a collaborative working session to convene top leaders & practitioners in the environmental sector, with a laser focus on one question: ❓ How can geospatial data accelerate our collective progress on the planet's most pressing environmental challenges?

A dark ocean scene with an oil spill is shown. Text on the image states: "Exposing ocean oil pollution at scale. We’re releasing a new report revealing the extent, concentration, and culpability of chronic oil pollution in our oceans." Surrounding the image are scattered orange dots.

An illuminated offshore oil rig at night with text overlay: "Uncovering the hidden costs of oil and gas. We’re facing one of climate’s biggest blind spots head on: the gap between detection and action on emissions caused by the offshore oil and gas industry." Surrounding the image are scattered orange dots.

A forested area with a text overlay: “Protecting biodiversity from industrial threats. We’re discussing cross-sector efforts to measure and mitigate the impact of mining operations on the world’s most critical ecosystems.” The design includes scattered orange dots.

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 14/09/2026

🌊 ICYMI: Did you know Cerulean source searches are now all in one place? A new single, unified search bar lets you search for vessels, infrastructure, flags, or tags. The latest update is visible as soon as you open the platform. 🔗 Learn more: skytruth.org/product-updates/unifie…

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 11/09/2026

On September 11, 2001, Expedition 3 Commander Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station when he heard the terrible news of the terrorist attacks. He captured this sobering photo of New York City. 🔗 More on their site: www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

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A Day of Remembrance - NASA

A smoke plume rises from Manhattan after two planes crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center. This photo was taken of metropolitan New York City the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, from aboard the...

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 11/09/2026

“It’s horrible to see smoke pouring from wounds in your own country from such a fantastic vantage point." A striking image from NASA on this 25th anniversary of unimaginable loss. Details 👇

A NASA image of New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, from the International Space Station

SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 10/09/2026

In 2019, authorities reported 32 oil slicks in European waters. Using satellite monitoring, SkyTruth and Lighthouse Reports estimated the real number could be closer to 3,000 a year, about 8 spills every day. 🌊 🛰️ Cerulean helps the public spot suspected oil pollution and hold polluters accountable.

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 10/09/2026

🚩 “Be quiet. Do not speak out. If you speak, it will be trouble for you.” A ship engineer told The Guardian that they received this threat from a superior after raising concerns about illegal bilge-water dumping at sea. 🧵 👇

Boats on a dark sea with logos for "SkyTruth" and "Lighthouse Reports" above. Text reads: "Lighthouse Reports: Investigating the Culture of Illegal Bilge Dumping in Europe’s Seas. Location: Europe."

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 04/09/2026

🗓️ It's been a busy summer for the SkyTruth team & our latest newsletter recaps the highlights! Catch up on the latest here: 22166071.hs-sites.com/skytruth-new... Not a subscriber? No worries! Sign up here to receive the September issue 👉 bit.ly/SkyTruth-new...

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 04/09/2026

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This is the power of their environmental advocacy: combining data + technology + storytelling to turn hidden pollution into evidence, and evidence into action. 🛢️ From oil spills to destructive mining, learn how we help expose environmental threats. 🔗 Read more: skytruth.org/case-studies...

Telling The True Tale of Chronic Oil Pollution in the UK’s North Sea

Ocean advocacy organization Oceana UK launched an investigation into chronic oil pollution from offshore infrastructure in the UK’s North Sea using Cerulean, creating compelling visual assets for a pu...

Oceana UK released a report & documentary that used Cerulean to visualize the extent of oil spills, alongside SkyTruth analysis to reveal what incomplete reporting can hide. Both were used to campaign against new North Sea oil & gas licenses because of impacts on marine ecosystems and the climate. 🌊

A Cerulean screenshot showing a suspected oil slick in the North Sea

Since 2005, Piper Bravo has received repeated health & safety notices over failures in well integrity. Analysis by @oceanauk.bsky.social found that 32% of permit-breach reports failed to include the volume of oil discharged. So how much pollution was actually reaching the North Sea?

SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 28/08/2026

💥 In 1988, the Piper Alpha oil rig exploded, killing 167 people. More than 20 years later, its replacement, Piper Bravo, had developed a troubling history of chronic oil pollution in the North Sea. Here’s how data helped reveal what official reporting left out. 🧵

A photo background shows an offshore oil rig against a red sky and clouds. The SkyTruth and Oceana logos are overlaid next to each other at top. White text in a box below reads Oceana UK, Telling the True Tale of Chronic Oil Pollution in the UK's North Sea; Location: United Kingdom

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🗓️ Attending #ClimateWeekNYC? Join us Sept. 23 for a high-impact gathering focused on one overarching question: how can geospatial data accelerate our collective progress on the planet's most pressing environmental challenges? See full details & register: www.climateweeknyc.org/event-search...

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SkyTruth 🛰️ @skytruth.org · 27/08/2026

🔍 New in Cerulean: source searches are now all in one place! Source-specific search fields have been consolidated into a single search bar that allows you to search for vessels, infrastructure, flags, or tags. 🔗 Full details on the update can be found here: skytruth.org/product-upda...

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Technology can make hidden environmental and human-rights abuses visible and accountability possible. 🛰️ 25 years. 25 impact stories. Follow along with hashtag#SkyTruth25for25 🔗 Learn more about this work here: skytruth.org/case-studies...

Tracking Slave Ships from Space: How Satellite Technology Exposed Human Rights Abuses at Sea

In April 2015, SkyTruth aided the Associated Press in their investigation into vessels suspected of trafficking and enslaving migrants in Southeast Asian waters through satellite monitoring and AIS br...

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A month later, the Indonesian Navy seized the Silver Sea 2. The investigation and satellite tracking helped lead to the ID and repatriation of more than 2,000 workers, the rescue of additional fishers from alleged slavery, and a Myanmar fisher’s reunion with his family after 22 years in captivity.

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They were investigating forced labor in the seafood industry and used this intelligence to work with DigitalGlobe ro capture irrefutable visual evidence of transshipment activity between the cargo vessel and fishing boats implicated in human trafficking.

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That makes it harder for workers to escape and obscures where seafood comes from. In 2015, satellite vessel tracking helped us identify a suspicious movement pattern involving the refrigerated cargo ship Silver Sea 2. We shared our findings with journalists at @apnews.com.

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Some endure 20-hour shifts, violence, and little or no pay while the seafood they catch enters global supply chains. One way these operations stay hidden is through transshipment: fishing vessels transfer their catch to refrigerated cargo ships at sea to avoid returning to port for long stretches.

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🐟 What can satellites reveal about forced labor at sea? A devastating hidden cost of the global fishing industry: modern slavery. Migrant workers from Southeast Asia have been kidnapped, trafficked, or deceived into working aboard fishing vessels in remote waters.

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🛢️ From exposing oil spills to revealing destructive mining, learn more about how we hold environmental polluters accountable on our website. 🛰️ 25 years of exposing environmental issues. 25 impact stories to share. #SkyTruth25for25 #Indonesia #Pollution

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With Cerulean’s automated detection capabilities, IOJI can scale up and improve the efficiency of its monitoring and prompt effective government responses to minimize the impacts of incidents like the sunken tanker. 🔗 Read more: skytruth.org/case-studies...

Increasing Maritime Security in Indonesia

IOJI works toward policies that promote ocean protection, sustainable use, and equitable welfare. They are using Cerulean to alert government officials when oil spills occur.

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Using data from our ocean oil pollution monitoring tool Cerulean, the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) pushed for a rapid cleanup response from Indonesian government officials on behalf of affected coastal communities.

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