FBI, DHS dismiss report of water plant hack
US investigators have dismissed a report that computer hackers were behind the failure of a water pump at a plant in the midwestern US state of Illinois.
Internet
Nov 23, 2011
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Iran says Duqu malware under 'control'
Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers.
Internet
Nov 13, 2011
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Scientists develop new technology to detect deep sea gas leaks
A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists at the University of Southampton.
Engineering
Oct 12, 2011
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Chevron checking possible leak in Gulf of Mexico
US oil group Chevron said Tuesday it had shut down a pipeline off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico to investigate a "potential leak."
Environment
Sep 14, 2011
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Researcher investigates Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact on coast
Soon after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, Annette Engel, associate professor in earth and planetary sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, grabbed all the ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2011
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Greenpeace activists arrested on Arctic oil rig
Eighteen Greenpeace activists who scaled an oil rig off Greenland to protest oil prospecting in the Arctic were on Saturday arrested by police, the environmental group said.
Environment
Jun 5, 2011
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Leaping roach, 'T-rex' leech among new species
A jumping cockroach, a glow-in-the-dark fungus, a rust-eating bacterium and a leech named "T-rex" were among the top 10 new species discovered in the world last year, US scientists said Monday.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2011
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Despite Gulf tragedy, more spills possible: Allen
The United States cannot rule out another oil disaster in its waters, the official who led the response to last year's Gulf of Mexico spill told AFP, as the country marks one year since the tragedy.
Environment
Apr 18, 2011
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Scientists: Gulf health nearly at pre-spill level
(AP) -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, an Associated ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2011
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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.
Environment
Apr 17, 2011
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