It's true the almost five million barrels of oil that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill was an ecological nightmare. And residents of the area have complained for the last two years that the chemicals ...
It was considered the largest oil-related natural disaster in the history of the world, so it only follows that the fine would be historic too. Gargantuan oil company BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history for ...
New information has surfaced in the West, Texas, explosion case that could alter the course of the ongoing investigation into what caused the disaster. As it turns out, West Fertilizer Co., which used to be known as Texas Grain Storage ...
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IT professionals have plenty of reasons to be thankful these days: rising budgets, salaries and job tenures among them. But when it comes to IT management and spending priorities, they often don’t see eye-to-eye with their ...
“LED light bulbs may be the energy-saving solution that compact florescent lights weren’t” – David Kender, USA Today - A recent USA Today article shined some new light on the LED vs fluorescent light bulb debate. ...
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Oil giant BP is currently having a “big internal debate” about how it can lock down personal computers without losing out on flexibility for employees, as a direct result of the increasing threat of cyber attacks. Outgoing CIO ...
In light of Typhoon Haiyan, security vendor Symantec has warned the public to remain vigilant following a series of online charity scams. Over 10,000 people have died as a result of the disaster, which has decimated Leyte and Samar ...
Canon U.S.A., Inc. will showcase its latest eye care technologies, including its new imageSPECTRUM (v5.0) Image Management System software, during the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), November 15-19, at ...
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US all-terrain vehicle (ATV) manufacturer Polaris has revealed its latest military-grade transport, which is distinguished by its use of airless tyres. Dubbed ‘Terrain Armour’, the non-pneumatic tyres (NPT) are standard ...
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BHP Billiton announced recently in Western Australia's integrated Nickel West Leinster Perseverance of mining area affected by underground earthquake and the company has to suspend mining operations so far. The company is estimating the ...
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A year after Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey, New York and Connecticut depression levels in areas affected mostly returned to before storm levels, a survey says. Gallup found there was a 25 percent increase in depression diagnoses among ...
There was no stopping one of the most powerful storms ever recorded when it slammed into the Philippines on Friday, leaving thousands dead and displacing millions more. But the swath of death and destruction from Typhoon Haiyan might have ...
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The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has decided to contribute €300,000 to relief efforts in the Philippines. With funding from BASF, BASF Stiftung, a charitable foundation based in Germany, will support the disaster relief ...
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There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost ...
Eco Building Products, Inc., (ECOB), a manufacturer of treated wood products, recently launched Eco Armor – Defensive Paint. Eco Building Products has collaborated with the largest paint recycler in North America, Visions Paint ...