European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

Part of an experiment to learn how the substance behaves

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 12th, 2014
In 2004, US Livestock Emitted More Methane than the Oil and Gas Industry

In 2004, US Livestock Emitted More Methane than the Oil and Gas Industry

Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, fuels both climate change and global warming

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 14th, 2014
US Oil Production Is at Its Highest Level Since 1989, EIA Says

US Oil Production Is at Its Highest Level Since 1989, EIA Says

Courtesy of this increase in production, the country's oil imports have decreased

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2014
Radioactive Oil Filter Socks Found Hidden Inside North Dakota Gas Station

Radioactive Oil Filter Socks Found Hidden Inside North Dakota Gas Station

Authorities say the oil socks were tucked away in black trash bags, covered in dust

Energy Crisis Solved: Mega Oil Field Found by German Researchers

Energy Crisis Solved: Mega Oil Field Found by German Researchers

This field has 200 times more hydrocarbons than there is water on Earth

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 29th, 2012
US Candidate for Secretary of State Has Big Money in Tar Sands

US Candidate for Secretary of State Has Big Money in Tar Sands

Susan Rice’s investments in oil companies might foster conflicts of interest, some say

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 27th, 2012
Greenpeace Continues to Keep Russian Company from Drilling in the Pechora Sea

Greenpeace Continues to Keep Russian Company from Drilling in the Pechora Sea

Seven new activists are brought to the scene, access to the drilling platform is blocked

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 14th, 2010
Bisphenol A Tied to Heart Diseases

Bisphenol A Tied to Heart Diseases

The chemical is found in common plastic bottles

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 27th, 2008
Oil and Gas Parcels Near National Parks Opened for Exploitation

Oil and Gas Parcels Near National Parks Opened for Exploitation

The Bureau of Land Management is giving away "presents" to the highest bidder