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What went wrong on the Deepwater Horizon?Washington (AFP) May 11, 2010 As US congressional hearings and public investigations begin into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, here are the main issues being examined by those seeking to aportion blame for the disaster: CEMENT CASING: The well being drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig, Mississippi Canyon Block 252, was in the process of being sealed on the day of the disaster. Exploratory rigs like the Deepwater Horizon only do the initial drilling before production rigs come in to actually extract the oil. T ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010India has concerns about Chinese telecom equipment near its sensitive border areas, which explains recent restrictions on imports, India's home secretary said in an interview broadcast Tuesday. Asked to comment on decisions to block sales of Chinese equipment to India, Indian Home Secretary G.K Pillai said that the areas where restrictions applied were the disputed states of Jammu and Kashmi ... more  
University Park PA (SPX) May 10, 2010Potential climate change caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide might be better understood by examining fossil plant remains from millions of years ago, according to biogeochemists. The types of carbon within the leaves can serve as a window into past temperatures and environmental conditions. "Carbon isotopes are really important for understanding the carbon cycle of the past, and we c ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) May 8, 2010Japan's controversial "fast-breeder" nuclear reactor reached criticality - the point when a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining - on Saturday following 14 years of suspension. The Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, located in a coastal town 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Tokyo, cleared the first hurdle of its test operations on the road to generating power at full capaci ... more |
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Hair, fur, nylons join fight to hold back US oil spillWashington (AFP) May 9, 2010 One day, it was the flowing locks on a client's head; the next it was being stuffed in women's nylons and on its way to help soak up the oil that has begun to wash ashore on the US Gulf Coast. People from around the world have been giving the hair off their heads, the fur off their pets' backs, and the tights off their legs to make booms and mats to mop up the oily mess spewing out of the sunken BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil platform which is lying on the seabed of the Gulf of Mexico. "People ... read more |
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