Environment
Atlantic circulation remains stable for now
10 Jan 2012
At the core of a continent
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 06 Jan 2012
Ecuador court rejects Chevron's appeal against $18-bn verdict
04 Jan 2012
Chevron lost its appeal against a ruling that held it responsible for chemical-laden wastewater dumped in jungle land from 1964 to about 1992 by Texaco Inc, which Chevron acquired in 2001
‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic vents
04 Jan 2012
Cyclonic storm Thane leaves 34 dead in Tamil Nadu
31 Dec 2011
The cyclone has weakened with the depression over north Tamil Nadu moving westwards forming a well-marked low pressure area over north Kerala and its neighbourhood
Andhra, TN brace for Cyclone Thane
29 Dec 2011
Discarded wrapping paper, festive cards could fuel over 20 moon trips
23 Dec 2011
If all the UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according to the researchers behind a new scientific study
Shell reports spill at Gulf of Mexico drill site
20 Dec 2011
EPA fails to nail shale in flawed report
19 Dec 2011
Bioboost for biomass-based energy
17 Dec 2011
Brazil sues Chevron, Transocean for $10.7 bn over oil spill
15 Dec 2011
The civil suit filed yesterday by Brazil's federal prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro also seeks to suspend the companies from operating in the country
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