News tagged with restoration

BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Space & Earth / Environment

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Chevron accused of graft in Indonesian green project

Indonesia on Saturday accused five Chevron employees of being involved in a scam to set up a fictitious green project that lost the state some $270 million, a charge denied by the US oil giant.

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Data support theory on location of lost Leonardo da Vinci painting

(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence uncovered during research conducted in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio late last year appears to support the theory that a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting existed on the east wall of the ...

Other Sciences / Other

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BP settlement over US spill will not end legal drama

Oil giant BP's agreement of a $7.8 billion settlement for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will not end its legal headaches or erase the disaster for some US southern coast residents.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BP reaches $7.8bn part settlement over US oil spill

BP said it reached a $7.8 billion deal to settle claims from fishermen and other private claimants affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ahead of the start of a major US trial.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Chunk of rock drops off Italy's Colosseum

The Colosseum lost another piece on Tuesday as Rome's most famous monument deteriorates further ahead of a long-delayed restoration funded by an Italian billionaire now scheduled to start in March.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sao Paulo sets precedent for role of government intervention in ecological restoration projects

The role of national governments in ecological or environmental conservation remains contentious the world over. While scientists and campaigners alike often demand that governments regulate and encourage restoration projects; ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Beekeepers try to stop the pollinator's decline

Andrew Westrich lifted the top from a waist-high wood box in his suburban backyard.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Butterfly data to help guide restoration work

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Butterflies are Free,” so the old song and movie title says, but thanks to researchers at UALR’s Department of Biology in the College of Science and Mathematics, they also ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Disease-resistant oysters call for shift in Bay restoration strategies

Development of disease resistance among Chesapeake Bay oysters calls for a shift in oyster-restoration strategies within the Bay and its tributaries. That's according to a new study by researchers at the Virginia ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cleaning up masterpieces with ... bacteria?

(PhysOrg.com) -- For most people the word bacteria will conjure up either images of nasty microorganisms that we fight against daily by cleaning the spaces around us, or the type of 'good' bacteria doctors ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Careful sleuthing reveals a key source of sedimentation

Much of the Mississippi River's sediment load doesn't come from field runoff, according to work by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Instead, the scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Federal Natural Resource Trustees announce next step in BP Deepwater Horizon spill Gulf restoration

To advance the ongoing natural resource restoration planning process following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced plans to develop a Programmatic ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: China largely restores aircraft carrier

(AP) -- China has taken a major step toward commissioning its first aircraft carrier by largely completing the restoration of a derelict ship purchased from Ukraine, a news report said Wednesday.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 9

New report outlines restoration activities to speed seagrass recovery in the Florida Keys

Results of a five-year monitoring effort to repair seagrass damaged in a boat grounding incident suggest that restoration techniques such as replanting seagrass can speed recovery time. The finding is included in a new report ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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