Philippines fights oil slick with feathers

The Philippine Coast Guard appealed Thursday for chicken feathers and human hair to help sponge up the country’s worst-ever oil spill.
A tanker chartered by refiner Petron sank in heavy seas August 11, oozing about a tenth of its two-million-liter cargo of industrial fuel off the central island of Guimaras, affecting 40,000 people and 300 kilometers [...]

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