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- As ExxonMobil asks for handouts, startups get to work on carbon capture and sequestration Thu, 22 Apr 21, 10:48pmEarlier this week, ExxonMobil, a company among the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions and a longtime leader in the corporate fight against climate change regulations, called for a massive $100 billion project...
- Load up on Tabasco while you can - because the island it comes from is being swallowed by the sea Thu, 5 Apr 18, 1:31amIf your idea of the perfect Bloody Mary involves a dash of Tabasco, better stock up while you can. Over one hundred miles west of New Orleans, Avery Island, the birthplace of Tabasco sauce, is disappearing as its land slowly...
- Load up on Tabasco while you can because the island it comes from is being swallowed by the sea Thu, 5 Apr 18, 1:31amIf your idea of the perfect Bloody Mary involves a dash of Tabasco, better stock up while you can. Over one hundred miles west of New Orleans, Avery Island, the birthplace of Tabasco sauce, is disappearing as its land slowly...
- New Orleans declares state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nate Fri, 6 Oct 17, 11:03pmIn the midst of one of the most active hurricane seasons in modern United States history, New Orleans braces for impact as Tropical Storm Nate barrels through Central America en route to the American Gulf Coast...
- New Orleans’ $14.5 billion rebuilt levees won’t fight a Category 5 hurricane Wed, 26 Aug 15, 1:30amAn often-repeated truth about Hurricane Katrina is that the events of August 29 2005, were not a natural disaster, they were a man made one caused by the failure of the levee systems that had been designed to protect the...
- New Orleans $14.5 billion rebuilt levees won’t fight a Category 5 hurricane Wed, 26 Aug 15, 1:30amAn often-repeated truth about Hurricane Katrina is that the events of August 29 2005, were not a natural disaster, they were a man made one caused by the failure of the levee systems that had been designed to protect the...
- East Coast Flooding Will be 10 Times Worse in 30 Years Due to Climate Change Tue, 14 Oct 14, 8:17amThe Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released a new report warning that rising sea levels from global warming could increase flooding during high tides on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States -- potentially...
- East Coast Flooding to Increase 10-Fold in 30 Years Due to Climate Change Tue, 14 Oct 14, 12:57amThe Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released a new report warning that rising sea levels from global warming could increase flooding during high tides on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States -- potentially...
- Report Warns Increased Climate-Driven Tidal Floods Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coasts Tue, 14 Oct 14, 12:57amThe Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released a new report warning that rising sea levels from global warming could increase flooding during high tides on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States -- potentially...
- Drones Now Used to Model the Paths of Disastrous Oil Spills Sat, 7 Dec 13, 2:11amDrones have become infamous for their use as weapons, but a far more altruistic purpose awaits these unmanned robots. Scientists from the Surfzone Coastal Oil Pathways Experiment are set to deploy 200 "drifters" equipped...
- BP Attempts to Shrink Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Estimate, Reduce Fines Mon, 30 Sep 13, 11:40pmThe BP Deepwater Horizon trial has been pottering on in the New Orleans Federal Court since February, and as it enters its second phase today, BP will attempt to argue down government estimates as to how much oil was spilled...
- 8 Years After Katrina Strikes, the Gulf Coast Shores up for Future Storms Fri, 30 Aug 13, 4:00amThursday July 29, 2013 marks the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina's ripped into Louisiana, devastating the Gulf Coast and killing over 1,800 people...
- Study Shows Bacteria Gobbled 200,000 Tons Of BP Oil in the Gulf of Mexico Fri, 14 Sep 12, 4:40amHave you seen those BP commercials that talk about how the Gulf Coast is “open for business”? These ads are little more than BP-sponsored propaganda to assuage people’s fears about swimming in water contaminated...
- Isaac Upgraded to Category 1 Hurricane as Gulf Coast Braces for Impact Wed, 29 Aug 12, 2:50amThe National Hurricane Center just upgraded tropical storm Isaac to a category one hurricane as 75 mph winds close in on the gulf coast. The storm is currently 75 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River and 160 miles...
- BP Settlement Provides $7.8 Billion in Compensation for Gulf Coast Residents Wed, 7 Mar 12, 1:10amBP has agreed to pay an estimated $7.8 billion to settle lawsuits brought against the company by businesses and individuals in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The disaster, which caused around 205 million...