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"Total in frame for Erika oil clean-up costs - Por Sandra Speares FRENCH oil company Total could be held liable for Erika clean up costs following a ruling by the European Court of Justice. The court ruled that the cost of disposing of the waste caused by the spillage of oil at sea can be borne by the producer of the product from which the waste came. - Probo Koala slops case opens in Amsterdam - Por Helen Hill COURT proceedings by the Dutch public prosecutor against Trafigura Beheer and the master of the 48,000 dwt Probo Koala have been opened in Amsterdam. - Insight & Opinion: Resistance is futile (Ref. IMO) WHEN Efthimios Mitropoulos told the IMO’s greenhouse gas working group this week that failure was not an option, it was not just rhetoric. The green debate is over. It is no longer a question of choice. Whether you believe in global warming or not, how you see your position as a custodian of the environment, your commitment to sustainable business, they are all, frankly, a question of semantics and posturing."