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Want To Clean Up An Oil Spill? There Are Some Microbes Looking For A Meal

A lingering mystery of the Gulf oil spill is where the oil actually went. It seems now that the microbes in the water made a meal of it, but that doesn't mean we can rely on them for the next spill.READ MORE

One Year After The BP Oil Disaster, What Has Changed?

Without a clear understanding of what has changed since the disaster, we will be blindsided when a similar accident happens in the future.READ MORE

Can Cornstarch Contain Future Oil Disasters?

Next time around, BP might want to try it. Researchers explain their recent breakthrough.READ MORE

Making Lemonade: GM Turns BP Disaster Equipment Into Chevy Volt Components

The auto giant has devised a way to turn oil-soaked plastic boom material into plastic resin that that can be used for under-the-hood parts in the extended range electric Volt. READ MORE

Next Stage of the Oil Spill: Health Crisis in the Gulf

BP's Deepwater Horizon oil disaster is over, right? Wrong. An exhaustive investigation shows the damaging effects of those pesky oil dispersant chemicals are just starting to kick in.READ MORE

Surprise! BP's Internal Deepwater Horizon Investigation Is Flawed

A panel from the National Academy of Engineering is publicly questioning BP's findings. READ MORE

What Caused BP's Deepwater Horizon Disaster?

The smoke has literally cleared from BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster. Now comes the dirty work of figuring out who to blame.READ MORE

The First $3 Billion Is the Hardest: BP Starts Paying Up

The oil giant dumps its first--and largest--deposit in the escrow account set up to compensate for the spill. So will Gulf residents get paid now? READ MORE

Investors to Oil Companies: Prove That You're Prepared for Disaster

Shareholders are concerned for the overall safety of the sector, which is why 58 investors representing $2.5 trillion in assets banded together recently to demand improved disclosure of oil disaster response plans.READ MORE

BP Buys $100 Million Biofuel Business

There was a time not so long ago when BP tried to brand itself as being "Beyond Petroleum." That tagline is, of course, laughable now that BP has turned the Gulf into a giant petroleum bathtub. But the tainted company is still ...READ MORE

Intel Supercomputer Predicts Gulf Spill Atlantic Bound

BP may not know where oil from the Gulf gusher will go next, but Intel does. The Xeon-powered Encanto supercomputer, located at Intel's Rio Rancho campus, is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world. And all of its 3,500 ...READ MORE

Crib Sheet: Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, Not Frodo

Ruddy of face, disarming of smile, sharp of mind, and now knee-deep in the dark brown stuff, Tony Hayward is, like his predecessor Lord Browne of Madingley, an internal promotion to the top job at BP. However, where John Browne is ...READ MORE