 | BP Blames 'Multiple Companies' for Gulf Oil Spill |
HOUSTON, Texas, September 8, 2010 (ENS) - No single factor but "a sequence of failures involving a number of different parties" caused the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leased by BP in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said in a report today. Decisions made by "multiple companies and work teams" contributed to the April 20 incident which arose from "a complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and team interfaces."
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Avian Experts Flock to First World Seabird Conference |
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, September 8, 2010 (ENS) - Concern for the survival of albatrosses, penguins, and other marine birds has drawn scientists from 40 countries to first World Seabird Conference in Victoria. The five-day event opened Tuesday, sponsored by 26 professional seabird groups and societies. A new international governing body to address and collaborate on seabird monitoring and conservation could be the outcome. >>more
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Australia's New Government a Brighter Shade of Green |
CANBERRA, Australia, September 7, 2010 (ENS) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor Party has won another term of government, as two Independent MPs who held the balance of power announced today that they will back Labor. Gillard made a deal with the Greens last week that assures her of their support. National-Liberal Coalition Leader Tony Abbott said, "The Coalition won more votes and more seats than our opponents, but sadly, we did not get the opportunity to form a government." >>more
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Clean Water Solutions Win Awards at World Water Week |
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 7, 2010 (ENS) - A new way to break down plastic polystyrine debris using micro-organisms and enzymes won two Canadian teenagers the Stockholm Junior Water Prize tonight at a ceremony at World Water Week. Discarded fast food containers, disposable cups, and packing materials enter the environment but there has been no natural, cost-effective way to break them down until now said the International Jury in its citation. >>more
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Greenpeace Japan Anti-whaling Activists Found Guilty of Theft |
AOMORI, Japan, September 6, 2010 (ENS) - The Aomori District Court sentenced two Greenpeace Japan activists Monday to suspended one-year prison terms for trespassing and theft of whale meat from a transport company. >>more
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Severe Earthquake Damages Christchurch, New Zealand |
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, September 3, 2010 (ENS) - A severe earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook the South Island early Saturday morning. Power and water services were knocked out across Christchurch, a city of 372,000, where facades fell off buildings and homes and bridges were damaged. >>more
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