Latest Stories in Energy Disasters - Page 5
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BP Gulf Oil Spill Civil Trial Delayed To March 5
Originally supposed to begin today, Judge Carl Barbier has delayed the start of the trial for one week so that further settlement talks can take place.
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Let's Have An Election That Hangs On Gas Prices
No one can predict the price of gasoline at the pump with precision. Volatile prices will encourage individual responsibility in purchasing decisions.
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Failure to Fix Safety Issues Led to Mine Disaster that Killed 29, Third Report Confirms
A third major report has confirmed that Massey Energy didn't address the poor ventilation, coal dust buildup, and safety issues that led to the deaths of 29 miners.
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Ecuador Court Rejects Chevron Arbitration Ruling, Reopening $18 Billion Fine For Amazon Pollution
The legal battle has been drawn out for nearly 20 years now, but the latest news is potentially a good sign for the people of Ecuador.
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BP May Be Liable For Billions In Civil Damages For Gulf Oil Spill, Judge Rules
All that back and forth about how much oil really flowed into the Gulf in 2010 has again come into high relief.
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China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?
Environmental researchers say the dramatic drying up of Poyang lake -- from 3,500 square kilometers to just 200 -- is due in part to the colossal, controversial reservoir.
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BP Knew 3.4 Million Gallons Per Day Could Spill, But Urged Staff “Not to Communicate to Anyone on This.”
Released emails show that BP knew almost immediately how bad the spill could be, and that the oil giant acted to explicitly keep the information to itself.
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Did the Obama Administration Pressure Scientists to Downplay BP Spill Size?
A new report alleges it did.
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Most of Deepwater Horizon Spill's Oil Never Reached the Surface
"The visible surface slick that people were riveted by during the months of the spill was really only 15 percent of the total mass." - NOAA Scientist
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Why Modern Life Makes Us Vulnerable
A freak storm leaves an isolated community without power. It's an illustration of what's been lost.
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BP's Gulf Ad Campaign is "Propaganda", Locals Say
BP is going all-out to convince the world that it has cleaned up the Gulf after its devastating spill a year and a half ago. But the locals, who are still impacted by the spill, aren't buying it.
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Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Buys Earthquake Insurance After Quake Caused By Fracking
Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.”
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Fishing Suspended in Nigeria As Cleanup After Offshore Shell Spill Continues
Nigerian officials have suspended fishing off the coast of Nigeria following the area's worst oil spill in over a decade.
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4.0 Earthquake Caused by Fracking in Ohio Was Felt in Toronto
After a series of 11 earthquakes in nine months, a fracking operation near Youngstown has been suspended.
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Nigeria's Worst Offshore Spill in a Decade Expands While Shell Says Spill Is Contained
While Shell says the spill not make it to shore, fishing communities along the coast are saying otherwise.
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Brazilian Police Seek to Charge Chevron in Oil Spill; Execs Could Face 14 Years in Prison
Federal police recommend that oil executives be charged with crimes against the environment and a failure to provide information to authorities.
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Source of Shell Nigeria Leak Confirmed
The source of this week's oil spill off the coast of Nigeria, likely the country's worst offshore spill in more than a decade, has been confirmed.
