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Foreign cyber attack hits US infrastructure: expert

A cyber strike launched from outside the United States hit a public water system in the Midwestern state of Illinois, an infrastructure control systems expert said on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 33

Study confirms oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico

Since the explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, scientists have been working to understand the impact that this disaster has had on the environment. For ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Obama calls for investment in clean energy

US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 10, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 25

Mysterious ills plague Louisianans one year after spill

Jamie Simon worked on a barge in the oily waters for six months following the BP spill last year, cooking for the cleanup workers, washing their clothes and tidying up after them.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 9

Record air pollution hammers Calif's ag heartland

(AP) -- This is the time of year when residents who often live with the nation's worst pollution often can draw a breath of fresh air. But this winter has not been kind to people who want to play outside ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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

US may file civil complaint against BP over Gulf spill

The US government has said in a Louisiana court it is considering filing a civil complaint against BP under the Clean Water Act to claim 1,100 dollars for each barrel of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 32

US eyes first BP criminal charges over Gulf spill: WSJ

US prosecutors are readying criminal charges against British oil giant BP employees over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident that led to the catastrophic Gulf oil spill, The Wall Street Journal reported online.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 11

'Fifty percent of spilled oil remains in Gulf' (Update)

Over half the oil released from a busted BP well remains in the Gulf of Mexico, a presidential panel has been told, contrary to government claims, as the US pointman lamented a "dysfunctional" response to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Oiled birds everywhere, but little rescue crews can do

Michael Seymour peers at the oiled pelican floating near an island of mangrove trees and winces in frustration because -- once again -- there's absolutely nothing he can do to help.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Whales' signals reveal retreat from ill-fated oil rig

A technique that monitors whales through the sounds they emit has answered a key issue raised by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago this month.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Deepwater lessons

In the 24-hour news cycle era, the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico already feels like an event from yesteryear, an event that had its 15 minutes of news domination during the summer of 2010 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Gulf Coast residents say BP Oil Spill changed their environmental views, research finds

University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

BP pushes on with 'top kill' as true slick size emerges

BP pressed on Friday with a risky bid to plug a ruptured oil well it said was going as planned, while new data showed the Gulf of Mexico spill is the worst in US history.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Preparations for BP well 'kill' operation move ahead

Engineers moved ahead on Sunday with preparations for a well "kill" operation that officials hope will permanently plug the oil leak causing the worst US environmental disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Damage from BP oil spill lingers a year later

The worst maritime oil spill in history began nearly a year ago with a drop in pressure in a poorly drilled well deep in the Gulf of Mexico. It hasn't really ended even though BP's runaway well was eventually ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0