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2 small eruptions occur at Alaska volcano (AP)

2 small eruptions occur at Alaska volcano

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted at least twice Wednesday as officials from a pipeline company assessed conditions at a nearby oil storage facility to determine whether to remove its contents.





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Alaska's Mount Redoubt has another large eruption (AP)

Alaska's Mount Redoubt has another large eruption

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(AP) -- The Mount Redoubt volcano had another large eruption Saturday after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.


Oil terminal a concern as Alaska volcano rumbles (AP)

Oil terminal a concern as Alaska volcano rumbles

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- An Alaska volcano continued to rumble Tuesday amid new concerns that eruptions and mud flows will damage a nearby oil terminal where about 6 million gallons of crude are stored. The 10,200-foot Mount ...


Hurricane-caused oil spills threaten gulf

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created Sep 09, 2005 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Oil from storage tanks ruptured by Hurricane Katrina is threatening the Gulf of Mexico.


CSIRO researchers create giant waves

CSIRO researchers create giant waves -- virtually

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have created 'rogue waves' more than 20 metres high and smashed them into virtual oil and gas production platforms to compare different mooring designs.


Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 25, 2008 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says.


Clemson research cleans up with edible oil

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Oil and water don't mix, and that could be the key to edible vegetable-based oil being the answer to contaminant clean-up.


Color-coded bacteria can spot oil spills or leaky pipes and storage tanks

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created Sep 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria, scientists heard today at the ...


Study confirms untold levels of oil sands pollution on the Athabasca

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands ...


Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A ruptured fuel line on a Panamanian-registered tanker released oil into San Francisco Bay before dawn on Friday, authorities said.


Bringing the Biodiesel

Technology / Energy

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For some people, "biodiesel" might seem like a novelty product for which only hybrid car-driving tree huggers wouldn't mind paying a premium.



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