Environment
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09/08/2010 04:45 AM
BP: Multiple companies, teams contributed to spill (AP)
AP - Oil giant BP PLC said in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months.
09/08/2010 04:41 AM
BP shares gain after Gulf report (AP)
AP - Shares in BP PLC have extended gains after the release of an internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that deflects much of the blame onto contractor Transocean.
09/08/2010 04:34 AM
Destruction of Giant Algae Doughnut Threatens Lake Michigan (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - An invasive species of mussel called quagga has recently begun eating its way through the phytoplankton population of Lake Michigan, which could have dire effects on the lake's ecosystem, scientists now warn.
09/08/2010 04:26 AM
BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig (Reuters)
Reuters - BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.
09/08/2010 04:11 AM
BP report on Gulf oil disaster to accept 'some blame' (AFP)
AFP - An internal BP inquiry due on Wednesday into what caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is expected to accept that BP staff made mistakes before the disaster, the Financial Times reported.
09/08/2010 02:19 AM
BP probe to spread blame for spill: report (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
09/07/2010 06:13 PM
New top climate change negotiator appointed (AFP)
AFP - The government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen.
09/07/2010 05:18 PM
Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit' (AP)
AP - With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday.
09/07/2010 02:32 PM
The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.
09/07/2010 02:13 PM
DOE giving $575 million in carbon capture grants (AP)
AP - The Energy Department said Tuesday it was awarding $575 million for carbon capture research-and-development projects in 15 states.
NYT > Environment
09/06/2010 08:41 PM
Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life
Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government.
09/07/2010 10:07 AM
Horse Advocates Pull for Underdog in Roundups
The intent is to reduce the wild horse population, but animal advocates say the roundups are cruel and unnecessary.
09/04/2010 10:59 PM
No Risk, Says Leader of Spill Response
After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish plugging the well.
09/07/2010 05:02 PM
His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Method
J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.
09/07/2010 02:55 PM
Street Cred vs. Green Cred
Arizona's Green Party is not amused by a Republican operative's effort to recruit people from the streets to run as Green candidates on the November ballot.
09/07/2010 02:55 PM
Is BPA Safe? Europe Also Seeks Answers
Like federal and state entities in the United States, the European Food Safety Authority is now re-evaluating BPA, in this case by analyzing the data from more than 800 studies.
09/07/2010 08:35 AM
Food Crisis Worsens in Central Africa
Floods that destroyed crops and livestock only worsened a crisis that was already under way as a result of successive years of drought and failed harvests in the region.
09/07/2010 05:26 AM
Fresh Capital in the Uranium Fuel Race
Fresh investments in USEC, formerly the the United States Enrichment Company, reflect optimism that the worldwide market for enrichment will grow.
09/07/2010 01:50 PM
U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump
Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.
09/01/2010 03:39 AM
A Greener Champagne Bottle
France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.
Reuters: Environment
09/08/2010 03:28 AM
Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says
OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.
09/08/2010 04:26 AM
BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig
LONDON (Reuters) - BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.
09/07/2010 09:35 PM
Hermine lashes south Texas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained its tropical storm status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds kept lashing south Texas and the storm moved further inland about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.
09/08/2010 01:46 AM
Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said Tuesday.
09/07/2010 05:28 AM
Diverse water sources seen key to food security
LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
msnbc.com: Environment
09/08/2010 04:29 AM
BP probe spreads blame for Gulf oil spill
Oil giant BP said in an internal report on Wednesday that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months.
09/07/2010 08:04 AM
Hurricanes like Earl throw birds off course
Hurricane Earl picked up and threw a lot of exotic seabirds far from their normal habitats — and New England and Canadian birders have been out spotting them.
09/07/2010 03:19 PM
Microbes eating BP oil aren't suffocating Gulf
Federal scientists are reporting the best possible scenario for BP's leaked oil: Microbes are munching the underwater oil, but not robbing the Gulf of much needed oxygen or creating "dead zones."
09/07/2010 10:50 AM
95 boas in suitcase means jail for smuggler
A Malaysian was jailed for six months and fined $61,000 for trying to smuggle 95 snakes out of the country, a sentence that conservationists said was too light.
09/07/2010 09:17 AM
Green gym generates electricity from bikers
With their row after row of exercise machines, most gyms burn far more electrical power than calories. But by equipping stationary bikes and elliptical machines with generators, a San Diego gym has become as healthy for the Earth as it is for its patrons.