Taxpayers Group: Nuclear Resurgence Not Exactly Good News for Florida
July 15, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
2010-07-06 10:42:30 Public News Service, TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With the spill in the Gulf highlighting the dangers of American reliance on fossil fuels, some see a resurgence on the horizon for nuclear power, which could have [...]
BP Starts Work to Install New Cap on Gushing Well
July 11, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
Kristen Hays and Alexandria Sage, Reuters — BP Plc removed a containment cap from its stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well on Saturday in the first step toward installing a bigger cap to contain all the crude gushing into the sea and fouling the coast.
The maneuver released a torrent of oil that will [...]
BP Oil Spill Continues to Provide Opportunities for New Technology Applications
June 30, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
It has been over two months since BP, PLC’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded, creating a massive oil spill along the Gulf coast. Earlier (client registration required), we discussed BP’s use of Corexit, a chemical that breaks down the oil slick for bacterial consumption, or sinks it into the [...]
The Nigerian Muddle
June 28, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
June 25, 2010
Nigeria’s muddle is more like the muddle we all face in Compression than the oil spill in the Gulf. Nigeria sits on a lot of oil, sweet crude preferred by American refineries. About 40% of Nigerian oil exports go to the the U.S., and it accounts for about 10% of [...]
Our “Titanic Syndrome”
June 17, 2010 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
We suffer from “Titanic Syndrome”: a collective disbelief that a big, state-of-the-art ship can sink, and that disaster is real, not cosmetic. That disbelief blinds us to the realities that we now face.
First off, no amount of money will restore the Gulf to what it was. We can only pay for partial remediation, and even [...]
Duke Environment School Launches Gulf Oil Spill Website and Experts List
June 9, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment has launched a new website to provide reporters, policymakers and concerned citizens with the latest news and images of the spill, along with links to a list of researchers from Duke and [...]
Endocrine Disruption
June 4, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
June 3, 2010
Worrywart’s are beating endocrine disruptor drums louder and louder.
In very small concentrations these are known to adversely affect glandular functions and chemical balances in animals. Accumulating evidence suggests that endocrine disruption may seriously affect humans, for instance, by cutting sperm counts. Well-known effects on animals like frogs were [...]