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New research reveals challenges in genetically engineered crop regulatory process

A new innovation can completely reshape an industry-- inspiring both optimism and debate. The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1980's ignited a buzz in the agricultural community with the potential ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obama expected to kill key Bush EPA program

The Obama administration intends to close an EPA program heavily promoted by the Bush Administration that rewards voluntary pollution controls by hundreds of corporations with reduced environmental inspections and less stringent ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Elgin platform gas leak plugged safely, says Total

French energy giant Total said Monday it had successfully plugged a gas leak at a North Sea platform that cost the firm hundreds of millions of dollars and threatened to trigger a major explosion.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows that workplace inspections save lives, don't destroy jobs

Research to be published in Science on May 18, 2012, sheds light on a hot-button political issue: the role and effectiveness of government regulation. Does it kill jobs or protect the public?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Opportunity rover rolling again after fifth Mars winter

(Phys.org) -- With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Recycled, reusable storm drain filter

(Phys.org) -- A team of students from the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering won the top prize at an international environmental design competition this month for a reusable ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russia blames TNK-BP for massive oil leaks

Russia's environment minister on Thursday blamed Russian-British oil company TNK-BP for causing massive oil pollution in a resource-rich Siberian region and failing to invest in its infrastructure.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Oil safety weak two years after BP spill: studies

Offshore drilling safety and oversight is still lacking two years after the massive BP oil spill sullied the US Gulf Coast, two reports released Tuesday have found.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Search is on for source of US Gulf of Mexico oil sheen

The US Coast Guard and oil company experts on Thursday used aircraft and undersea probes to monitor and search for the source of a 10-mile long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows forest insects and diseases arrive in US via imported plants

The trade in live plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, with new imports now valued at more than $500 billion annually. According to a study conducted by researchers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scottish experts assess platform gas leak impact

The Scottish government was sending a marine research vessel Friday to carry out sampling around a North Sea oil platform that is spewing a cloud of potentially explosive gas.

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created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gas explosion risk at stricken North Sea rig

French energy giant Total readied a mini-submarine in a bid to inspect a huge gas leak at a North Sea rig but played down fears of a massive explosion.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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