Tag: oil
Los Angeles’ long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing...
Jill Johnston, University of Southern California and Bhavna Shamasunder, Occidental College
Los Angeles had oil wells pumping in its...
A century of tragedy: How the car and gas industry knew...
Bill Kovarik, Radford University
On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General...
Why do frozen turkeys explode when deep-fried?
Kristine Nolin, University of Richmond
Deep-frying a turkey is a great way to get a delicious, moist meal for...
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
Urban oil wells linked to asthma and other health problems in...
Jill Johnston, University of Southern California and Bhavna Shamasunder, Occidental College
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a goal...
Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn’t...
Rockford Weitz, Tufts University
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition,...
Oil: why higher prices will complicate the energy transition
Jorge Guira, University of Reading
The oil price is on a rollercoaster. Having crashed into negative territory just last...
Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles...
Thomas H. Goebel, University of Memphis
The way companies drill for oil and gas and dispose of wastewater can trigger earthquakes, at times in unexpected...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
