USA: Another rig explodes off La. coast; oil spreading

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP’s massive spill. All 13 crew members were rescued. Read More...

BP/Enbridge Lessons: Electric Vehicle Solutions That Reduce Oil Dependence, Reduce Pollution, Create Jobs and Boost the Midwest’s Economy

The BP and Enbridge oil spill disasters reminded everyone of the dangers from our addiction to oil. Most Americans are looking for cleaner and safer ways to power our cars and heat our homes. The good news is that shifting to cleaner cars and trucks can create new jobs, improve the environment and boost our economy at the same time. Read More...

USA: Oil spill to have long term impact

After over 3 months of intense struggle trying to stem the spewing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has finally succeeded. Read More...

Feds Dramatically Increase Oil Spill Estimate, Making BP’s The Worst Oil Accident In History

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USA: Polluted Gulf of Mexico has long been ‘the nation’s sacrifice zone’

Polluted Gulf of Mexico has long been ‘the nation’s sacrifice zone’
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“This has been the nation’s sacrifice zone, and has been for 50-plus years,” an environmental group’s director says. “What we’re seeing right now with BP’s crude is just a very photogenic representation of that.”by Campbell Robertson Read More...

USA: Health officials urge evacuations near Michigan oil spill

Officials in Michigan urged residents living near the Kalamazoo River oil spill to evacuate the area Thursday because of health concerns. Read More...

USA: Pittsburgh Company Develops Solar-Assisted Electric-Car Charging Station


Eaton Corp., a Pittsburgh-based electrical engineering firm, is working on a solar-assisted charging station for electric vehicles. Read More...

China oil spill doubles in size, is deemed ’severe threat’

BEIJING — China’s largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 square miles by Wednesday, forcing nearby beaches to close and prompting one official to warn of a “severe threat” to sea life and water quality. Read More...

Nissan Joins Department of Energy in Global Effort to Improve Energy Efficiency


FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Department of Energy announced today that Nissan will be among eight companies and one university chosen to pilot the Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) initiative that will accelerate energy efficiency improvements in commercial buildings and industrial facilities. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, Steven Chu made the announcement during the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C. This event is attended by ministers from 24 governments and provides a forum for like-minded countries to announce high-ambition, high-potential initiatives related to clean energy. Read More...

USA: Secretary Chu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy at First Clean Energy Ministerial

Washington, D.C. – At the world’s first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives. These initiatives will cut energy waste; help deploy smart grid, electric vehicle, and carbon capture technologies; support renewable energy markets; expand access to clean energy resources and jobs; and support women pursuing careers in clean energy. The new programs offer partners concrete, technical actions to promote economic growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. The initiatives will eliminate the need to build more than 500 mid-sized power plants world-wide in the next 20 years. Read More...

Fri, July 16, 2010 9:40:43 AMOperation SUNBURST: Toyota to resume production of RAV-EV

Led by Joey Racano, Operation Sunburst endeavours to tell the story of EV-PV (plug-in cars and solar rooftop power) whenever oil spills, oil debris, oil-fired cars, or other relevant topics come up. Read More...

China: Oil pipeline explodes, burns for 15 hours in China

BEIJING — An oil pipeline at a busy Chinese port exploded, causing a massive fire that burned for 15 hours before being put out Saturday. Officials said no one was killed. Read More...

GE teams up with venture capitalists for $200 million ’smart energy’ fund

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SAN FRANCISCO — General Electric on Tuesday announced the creation of a $200 million clean-energy contest to stimulate innovation, and also unveiled a sleek electric vehicle charging station that it hopes will sprout along city streets like parking meters. Read More...

X-Prize Foundation Announces $10m Prize for Oil Spill Solution

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The X-Prize Foundation’s mission is to “bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity”, and right now, a breakthrough in oil spill cleanup certainly would make the world a better place, so it’s no surprise that X-Prize is launching a new $10 million prize for the development of effective oil spill cleanup technologies. Will this be enough to catalyze innovation? Read More...

Why America needs to free itself from oil

Editor’s note: Jonathan Powers, a veteran of the war in Iraq, is the chief operating officer for the Truman National Security Project, which describes itself as an organization that “recruits, trains, and positions a new generation of progressives across America to lead on national security.” Read More...

Africa: Hundreds killed in Congo after oil tanker truck explodes

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NEW: UN official says no members killed in blast
230 killed, 190 injured in oil tanker explosion
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For BP, a History of Spills and Safety Lapses

After BP’s Texas City, Tex., refinery blew up in 2005, killing 15 workers, the company vowed to address the safety shortfalls that caused the blast. Read More...

USA: Refinery blast fire still burns; Hazmat on scene

SAN ANTONIO — A massive fire that broke out Wednesday morning when an 18-wheeler exploded at a San Antonio fuel refinery was continuing to send billowing black smoke into the San Antonio sky this afternoon. Read More...

USA: As oil spill nears Gulf Coast, experts issue dire warnings

Venice, Louisiana (CNN) — Gulf coast residents braced Saturday for the arrival of a massive oil slick creeping toward shore as nearly a million feet of boom were deployed in an effort to protect precious estuaries and wildlife — even as thousands of barrels of crude continued gushing into the water. Read More...