US Oil Spill: Scientists and Fishermen Alarmed Over Chemical Dispersants

Alarm over the use of dispersants to combat the huge US oil leak is being raised by Gulf fisherman and scientists alike, warning that even if the spill is held at bay, the chemicals used to do so may do untold damage. Oil spill: fishermen employed by BP place [...] continue reading world news

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP tower fails to contain oil

• First oil washes ashore in Alabama• BP engineers admit rethink is needed• Failed 100-tonne tower lifted off the seabedOil is seen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico as BP tries to stop oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters)Hopes of a quick fix to [...] continue reading world news

US: Tainted Water From Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Reaches Major New Jersey Aquifer

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Radioactive water that leaked from the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey, the state’s environmental chief said Friday.The state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station to halt the spread [...] continue reading world news

EU Rules: Silent Electric Cars Must Make Noise!

EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noisesBattery cars such as the G-Wiz may be too quiet for cyclists and the blind to hearThe vision of tranquil modern cities, with inhabitants gliding by silently in electric cars, may be shattered by European plans to introduce artificial warning sounds to [...] continue reading world news

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Halliburton Connection

So Goldman Sachs took a “big short” position on the Gulf around the time when Halliburton completed the final cementing of the oil well and pipe:- Goldman Sachs Shorted Gulf of Mexico The Day Before!:NEW YORK  — In what is looming as another public relations predicament for Goldman Sachs, the banking giant admitted today [...] continue reading world news

US Oil Spill Disaster Is Now ‘Out Of Control’

See also:- US oil spill could bill could exceed $14 billion (Reuters)- Current timeline to shut down Gulf of Mexico oil spill: three months (Christian Science Monitor)- BP accused as size of oil slick triples in a day (Independent)A Northern Gannet found in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Louisiana, is given treatment (Reuters)President [...] continue reading world news

Experts Warn of Impending Phosphorus Crisis

Just four countries - Morocco, China, South Africa and Jordan - control 80 percent of the world’s reserves of usable phosphate.Phosphorus is essential to agriculture, but experts warn reserves are starting to run out.The element phosphorus is essential to human life and the most important ingredient in fertilizer. But experts warn that the world’s reserves [...] continue reading world news