Scientists are having a difficult time gauging the recovery of marine species from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico because they lack sufficient data about historical population size and the distribution, ...
Environment
Feb 3, 2011
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BP and Halliburton knew weeks before an explosion tore through a BP rig in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mix they planned to pump into an undersea BP well was faulty, a probe found.
Environment
Oct 29, 2010
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From above, five years after the BP well explosion, the Gulf of Mexico looks clean, green and whole again, teeming with life—a testament to the resilience of nature.
Environment
Apr 17, 2015
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The environment has often suffered from the catastrophic effects of an oil spill, the most recent example being the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The search for ways to remove oil from polluted water is therefore urgent. ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2010
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In the wake of the BP oil spill, gaping questions remain about a key tool used during cleanup: the nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants sprayed over the water or onto the gushing wellhead on the seafloor. Do the ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2010
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(AP) -- What makes an oil spill really bad? Most of the ingredients for it are now blending in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environment
May 1, 2010
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A team of scientists and divers for 20 days has been monitoring the world's third largest coral reefs at Florida's Dry Tortugas islands for signs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Verdict: so far, so good.
Environment
Jun 20, 2010
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The European Space Agency said Thursday it had lost contact with Envisat, the biggest Earth-monitoring satellite in history.
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2012
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BP will resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in July, some 15 months after the British energy giant was thrown into crisis after a fatal oil spill in the region, a newspaper said Sunday.
Environment
Apr 3, 2011
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(AP) -- On the cusp of trial over the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, phalanxes of lawyers, executives and public officials have spent the waning days in settlement talks. Holed up in small groups inside ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2012
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