San Antonio Express-News

Offshore disaster must be a lesson

The rapidly expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appears certain to be a huge environmental and economic disaster. News reports have detailed the peril for the fragile Louisiana wetlands, ...
Upstream Online

Drifting oil tanker almost hits North Sea wind farm in 'near disaster'

Swedish energy developer Vattenfall stared disaster in the face over the weekend when an oil tanker was dramatically diverted ...
GMA Network on MSN

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits offshore Manay, Davao Oriental

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted offshore Manay, Davao Oriental on Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of ...

Strong earthquake kills 31 people in a central Philippine region hit by deadly storm just days ago

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a ...
The Atlantic

Oil Spill Spurs Calls to Roll Back Drilling Plan

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...
GMA Network on MSN

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts offshore Manay, Davao Oriental

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck offshore Manay, Davao Oriental on Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of ...