Science
Report: NASA Must Still Train Astronauts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — NASA needs to keep the training pipeline for its astronaut corps intact to stabilize the ranks of U.S. agency astronauts, a report by an expert panel says. Astronaut numbers are down from about 150 in the mid-1990s to about 60, with a number of them retiring as the space shuttle […]
BP Announces Major Find In U.S. Gulf
HOUSTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — BP in its renewed exploration in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico doubled the estimated reserve volume in its Mad Dog field, a drilling company said. BP announced it drilled an appraisal well at an untested part of the Mad Dog field in about 4,500 feet of water […]
Rain Expected In Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 8 (UPI) — The drought gripping the Horn of Africa is expected to linger for the rest of the year, though rain is predicted for southern Somalia, the United Nations said. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization said that southern Somalia, affected by drought-caused famine, may expect average to more-than-average rainfall the […]
Is Keystone XL A Scapegoat?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — A group of Nobel laureates urged U.S. President Barack Obama to block the Keystone XL pipeline but supporters say pipelines already cross Keystone’s route. TransCanada wants to move oil from tar sands projects in Alberta, Canada, through its Keystone XL pipeline, which would extend to refineries along the southern coast […]
EU, U.S. To Combat Illegal Fishing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — The European and U.S. governments announced the signing of an agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco in Washington signed the first bilateral agreement to combat illegal fishing, dubbed IUU fishing. […]
Chevron Makes Oil Find In Gulf Of Mexico
SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) — U.S. supermajor Chevron announced a discovery at a deep-water prospect in the Gulf of Mexico left idled after last year’s disastrous oil spill. Washington placed a moratorium on oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire and sank in […]
Don't Talk Oil With Cuba, Lawmaker Warns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Washington is sending the wrong message by having a delegation in Cuba review the country’s plans to drill offshore for oil and natural gas, a lawmaker said. A delegation led by William Reilly, a top official at the National Oil Spill Commission, left Monday for Cuba to examine Havana’s oil […]
U.S. Sinks Millions Into Hydropower
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Washington announced it was investing almost $17 million into 16 projects over the next three years to develop better hydropower technology. U.S. President Barack Obama set a goal of getting 80 percent of the nation’s energy needs met by clean energy sources by 2035. The U.S. Departments of Energy and […]
Cranes Latest Potential Victim Of Keystone
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Critics of the Keystone XL pipeline proposed to carry heavy Alberta crude to Texas refineries added the whooping crane to their list of reasons for opposition. Hundreds of people have been arrested during sit-ins in front of the White House while voicing opposition to TransCanada’s plans to build its Keystone […]
Al Gore Pushes Climate Message Harder
NASHVILLE, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Former Vice President Al Gore says his message on climate change is more urgent than ever and has set up a small studio in Tennessee to broadcast his message. From a new office space in a Green Hills building certified for its advanced energy-efficiency features, Gore has taken to denouncing […]
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