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NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:09 GMT

AP - An expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely oil from BP's massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the East Coast.

US senator: BP's Hayward must face Lockerbie questions (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:09 GMT

AFP - A US senator angrily pressed BP chief Tony Hayward on Thursday to make time in September to face a congressional probe into the oil giant's alleged role in the Lockerbie bomber's release.

Undersea Mics Listen for Gulf Whales Threatened by Oil Spill (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:09 GMT

LiveScience.com - Recently deployed electronic ears are eavesdropping on whales in the Gulf of Mexico, giving scientists insights into what areas they frequent, population numbers and how they are faring in the oil-ravaged waters.

How Facebook Complicates Romance (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:09 GMT

LiveScience.com - Lovers still see a face-to-face encounter as the ideal way to break up their relationship in the complicated age of Facebook and cell phones, according to a researcher's interviews with college students and middle-age adults.

Exxon profits soar in second quarter (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:08 GMT

AFP - Energy titan ExxonMobile saw profits nearly double in the second quarter of the year, the company said Thursday.

Debate Heats Up Over Meteor's Role in Ice Age (SPACE.com)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:08 GMT

SPACE.com - Some scientists have thought that the Earth's Ice Age conditions 12,900 years ago were triggered by a meteor or comet. But a recent study suggests that the evidence pointing to the ancient impact is nothing more than fungus and other matter.

HSBC tapped to sell BP's stake in Vietnam gas project (Reuters)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:12 GMT

Reuters - BP has tapped HSBC to sell its stake in the Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam, as it scrambles to hive off $30 billion of assets to pay for the clean-up of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, three sources said.

Oceans in Peril: Primed for Mass Extinction? (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:11 GMT

LiveScience.com - One hundred days ago Thursday, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As profoundly as the leak of millions of barrels of oil is injuring the Gulf ecosystem, it is only one of many threats to the Earth's oceans that, many experts say, could change the makeup of the oceans as we know them and wipe out a large portion of marine life.

US hit by new oil spill (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:11 GMT

AFP - A new oil spill is sullying US waters in the northern state of Michigan after a pipeline leak sent more than a million gallons of crude into a river tributary, officials said Wednesday.

Heavy rain, floods kills 34 in Pakistan: officials (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:45:14 GMT

AFP - Flash floods and building collapses brought on by heavy rains killed 34 people in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.