Despite reporting an annual loss for 2010, BP's fourth quarter actually returned the energy giant to profitability. So much so that it's paying a dividend to its shareholders. How did this happen?READ»
The presidential commission probing the oil spill said Thursday that both BP and Halliburton knew the cement mixture sealing at the Deepwater Horizon well might not hold, but disregarded its flaws.READ»
NASA's revealed a study detailing the location and extent of the world's oceanic dead zones--regions where oxygen depletion stifles life. It looks like they're growing. First up: What is a dead zone (apart from a creepy movie starring ...READ»
As oil continues to fill the waters off my wife’s home state, Louisiana, inventors around the world are surely scheming up new technologies to prevent such catastrophes from happening again. While I wish for their success and am ...READ»
On April 22, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil a day into the water. Here's a visual timeline of the spill's effects.READ»
Oil is spilling uncontrollably off our coast. Fingers are being pointed and blame is shifting from one party to another. Some politicians are grandstanding and most aren’t doing enough.This is a horrible mess. It is also a great ...READ»
