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Oil Spill Is "Cultural Genocide" for Gulf Indians?
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens the existence of Native Americans who literally live on, and off of, Louisiana bayou water. Video. ...
Beyond polar bears? Experts look for a new vision of climate change to combat scepticism
Climate change is about more than just polar bears. That is the message from Dr Kate Manzo whose research into climate change communication has been published in Meteorological Applications. The...
Hurricanes could damage pipelines
Hurricanes could complicate the clean-up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and damage other offshore pipelines, US scientists warn.
BP balks on 'top kill' try
NEW ORLEANS, May 26 (UPI) -- BP said Wednesday it was conducting diagnostic tests to determine whether the "top kill" method to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill...
Coastal birds carry toxic ocean metals inland
A collaborative research team led by Queen's University biologists has found that potent metals like mercury and lead, ingested by Arctic seabirds feeding in the ocean, end up in the...
Offshore Drilling Here to Stay, but Changes Loom
Industry's Loose Regulation Will Change, Expanding Pursuit of Oil and Natural Gas Deposits under Ocean Floor Won't
Arctic Heroes #1 - Alfred Wegener
Arctic Heroes #1 - Alfred Wegener The history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration and discovery is filled with the names of heroes. Many of those names get repeated over and over...
At least three aboard L.A.-bound flight injured after severe turbulence hits; plane is diverted to Montreal
At least three people aboard a United Airlines flight on Tuesday were injured when the plane encountered severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean during a trip from London to Los...
Parks not burdening poor neighbors, study says
Concerns about conservation eased by poverty data from Costa Rica, Thailand
Researchers Unveil New Global Thermometer System
Scientists from the University of Alabama, Huntsille have developed a new way to use satellite instruments to measure surface temperatures over most of the world's land area. The new technique developed...
Climate change making Everest more dangerous: Sherpa
Climate change is making Mount Everest more dangerous to climb, a Nepalese Sherpa said in Kathmandu Tuesday after breaking his own record by making a 20th ascent of the world's...
UD Prof Wins Powe Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), a consortium of 98 Ph.D.-granting universities, has selected Holly Michael, assistant professor of geological sciences in the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and...
BP and E.P.A. Skirmish Over Oil Dispersant
The oil company has defended its use of Corexit and taken issue with the methods the Environmental Protection Agency used to estimate its toxicity.
BP Prepares for ‘Top Kill’ Procedure to Contain Spill
The company outlined plans to pump heavy drilling fluids through two narrow lines to plug the runaway well.
German industry against greater EU climate efforts
BERLIN, May 25 (UPI) -- The German industry has lashed out against a plan by the European Commision to boost Europe's climate protection efforts.
Scientists track plume of polluted groundwater to the sea
In the first study of its kind, researchers have tracked a plume of polluted groundwater from a septic system to one of Northern California's top recreational beaches. The researchers say...
Activists to protest Arizona boycott outside L.A. City Hall
"Tea party" activists were planning to stage a small rally Tuesday morning outside Los Angeles City Hall to protest the city's boycott of Arizona businesses because of the state's crackdown...
Saving rainforests may help reduce poverty
Saving rainforests and protecting land in national parks and reserves reduced poverty in two developing countries, according to new research.
7 Seized in Anti-Drilling Protest
Seven members of Greenpeace face charges after a protest that involved boarding an offshore drilling support ship and painting anti-drilling slogans on the side.
Stocks plummet on economic worries
The Dow Jones industrials plunged below 10,000 Tuesday as traders turned away from stocks amid worries about the global economy and tensions between North and South Korea.
US scientific body seeks national climate change strategy
National Research Council calls for a revolution in climate change research, proposes domestic greenhouse gas emissions budget
North Sea companies eye transit fees
LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Natural gas exploration in the North Sea is limited by excessive transport fees charged by multinational platform operators, a North Sea explorer complained.
Here come the waves
Waves are one of nature's most spectacular – and familiar – forces, but how much do we really know about them?What exactly is an ocean wave? You may think the answer is...
Newsweek: The oil spill’s great unknowns
The deep water of the ocean is the largest habitat on Earth but it's also the least understood, making the effects of this deep-sea spill without precedent. ...
Love that dirty water: Scientists find low-tech way to recycle H2O
Horticulturists at Pennsylvania State University have come up with a low-cost, green method for recycling so-called "gray" water -- the stuff from sinks, showers and washing machines that would otherwise...
Q & A: Vulcanism and Cataclysm
Is there any evidence of a volcanic tube or magma chamber coming in contact with an oil or gas field?
Air Force Troops Laugh as Comrades Get Zapped by Taser
By releasing a video of airmen laughing while they shock each other with Tasers during training, the Air Force has documented a key role humor plays in group bonding.
A Last-Gasp Airlift for 8 Oily Birds
In an unusual and no doubt bewildering migration, a handful of birds oiled by the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico have been transported by military aircraft from...