Coral Gables FL (SPX) Jun 01, 2010 - A team of researchers at the University of Miami (UM) has developed a computer model for finding and projecting in time sunken oil masses on the bottom of bays, after an oil spill. The unique model can be used in oil spill planning, response, and recovery applications.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 1, 2010 - US authorities said Tuesday they opened a criminal probe into the nation's worst ever oil spill as BP voiced hopes of capping the six-week-old Gulf of Mexico leak soon.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2010 - Hurricanes could snap offshore oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and other hurricane-prone areas, since the storms whip up strong underwater currents, a new study suggests.
Robert, Louisiana (AFP) May 31, 2010 - BP engineers on Monday scrambled a new high-risk operation to stem the devastating Gulf oil spill now described as the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Galliano, Louisiana (AFP) May 31, 2010 - BP officials warned Monday they may not be able to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak until August, as Louisiana residents warned the spill could wipe out dozens of fish species.
Washington (UPI) May 31, 2010 - The explosion on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent torrent of oil pouring into the gulf could be the United States' worst environmental catastrophe.
Painesville OH (SPX) May 31, 2010 - The City of Painesville, Ohio, has decided to move forward with a groundbreaking municipal-scale wind power project, according to an announcement made by NexGen Energy Partners.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2010 - A new web-based smart metering system has been developed by CSIRO to enable householders, small businesses and electricity retailers to remotely control energy use over a broadband Internet connection.
Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2010 - As utilities consider electricity storage technologies to help make intermittent energy sources, such as wind and solar, more stable sources of grid power, they're finding universal solutions hard to come by. They can select from a diverse array of candidate technologies, but no single option addresses all the application and regulatory demands placed on it.
Robert, Louisiana (AFP) May 30, 2010 - BP engineers scrambled Sunday to implement another high-risk plan to stem the devastating Gulf oil spill now being described as likely the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Grand Isle, Louisiana (AFP) May 30, 2010 - With the failure of top kill, BP's latest attempt to stop oil spewing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of this last inhabited barrier island in Louisiana braced for slick-related problems for awhile to come.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 29, 2010 - BP offered little insight Saturday as to whether its latest effort to plug a disastrous Gulf of Mexico leak would work, as local officials sought million of dollars from the oil giant.
Robert, Louisiana (AFP) May 29, 2010 - BP's top kill operation to plug the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico has failed, the energy giant said Saturday, in a stunning setback to efforts to stem the worst oil spill in US history.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) May 28, 2010 - Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving strains of microorganisms used to convert cellulosic biomass into ethanol, including a recent modification that could improve the efficiency of the conversion process.
Zurich (AFP) May 28, 2010 - Transocean, which owns the BP-leased offshore rig that has gushed oil into the Gulf of Mexico, said Friday that special valves to prevent blow-outs passed tests just before the accident.
Washington (AFP) May 28, 2010 - The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to more than quadruple a per-barrel oil tax that fills a special trust fund to pay for damages from major spills like the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
