Tag: Oil spill
A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still...
Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11...
Underwater mudslides are the biggest threat to offshore drilling, and energy...
Ian R. MacDonald, Florida State University
Like generals planning for the last war, oil company managers and government inspectors tend to believe that because they...
A Great Lakes pipeline dispute points to a broader energy dilemma
Douglas Bessette, Michigan State University
A deal involving an aging oil pipeline in Michigan reflects the complex decisions communities across the country need to make...
Trump’s push for new offshore drilling is likely to run aground...
Charles Lester, University of California, Santa Cruz
The Trump administration’s effort to dramatically expand federal offshore oil production has reignited a battle with California that...
Trump’s offshore oil drilling push: Five essential reads
Martin LaMonica, The Conversation
This article is based on a collection of archival stories.
When it comes to energy, perhaps the only thing...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
