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...
|
||||||
|
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... After over 3 months of intense struggle trying to stem the spewing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has finally succeeded. Read More... 170 Polluted Gulf of Mexico has long been ‘the nation’s sacrifice zone’ Officials in Michigan urged residents living near the Kalamazoo River oil spill to evacuate the area Thursday because of health concerns. Read More...
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...
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... 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... 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... Click photo to enlarge A Bigger Carrot for Innovation 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... STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hello Visitor! |Log In or Register 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... 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... 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... |
||||||
|
Copyright © 2010 4EVRiders.org – Charging Locators and News for EV and Plug-In Drivers - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
