10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
British Petroleum (BP)
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BP prepares top kill to plug oil leak as cost jumps to $760 m
BP Plc will try to plug an underwater oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico by pumping heavy drilling fluids into a damaged well in the next few days, as the cleanup costs of the monthlong spill accelerate.
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Tendrils of spill enter Gulf loop current
Narayan Lakshman Washington: A long
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Oil spill surpasses worst-case scenarios
Suzanne Goldenberg There was mounting evidence on Tuesday night that the scale of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has grown beyond all the initial worst-case scenarios, as thousands of gallons of oil continued to gush from the sea floor.
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BP Exec Touts Natural Gas To Cut U.S. CO2 Emissions
The head of BP Plc's Americas business said on Thursday the United States could sharply reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by expanding its use of natural gas over fuels such as coal.
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Businesses Push For Global Climate Agreement At U.N.
A group of 500 businesses and nonprofit executives on Tuesday urged global governments to take action on climate change, saying failure to do so would result in catastrophe for the planet and global markets.
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Study Finds Risk to Some Birds Nesting Near Oil Fields in Alaska
As oil and gas companies press to tap new deposits in remote places, scientists are trying to gauge and limit the ecological impact of pipes and other structures in otherwise wild lands.
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Up to 40,000-plus barrels per day pouring into Gulf: US
As much as 40,000-plus barrels of oil per day are pouring from BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, a US official has said, more than doubling the previous government estimate.
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US wants BP to set up escrow account for oil spill damages
President Barack Obama wants BP Plc to set up an escrow account to pay the claims for damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, White House advisor David Axelrod said.
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Obama wants BP to set up spill escrow account
Ethnic Uzbeks try to extinguish a fire in a burning residence torched by mob in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. PHOTO: AP US President Barack Obama will press BP executives this week to set up an escrow account to pay damage claims by individuals and businesses hurt by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
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Oil spill: Indian-origin scientist offers a solution
In the form of non-woven cotton carbon absorbent wipes Houston: As British Petroleum struggles to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Indian-origin scientist from Texas University has created a special cotton fabric that can clean up crude oil up to 40 times its weight and help in cleaning efforts.