Houston Chronicle (subscription)Oil futures suffer a more than 5% weekly dropMarketWatch“Crude oil is struggling for any upside gain and experienced another depraved week as the inventory data released this week reminded us once again about the extra oil g …

MarketWatchIt's a bad-news bear market for crude oil - MarketWatchMarketWatchCrude-oil futures CLU5, -0.76% settled Thursday at $48.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, their lowest settlement since March 31. Based on that, prices were down …

The GuardianOlive oil prices surge due to drought and disease in Spain and Italy ...The GuardianRetailers and distributors wanted to buy 12% more olive oil than exporters were able to deliver last month, according to industry insiders. Buyers in Latin Amer …

Los Angeles TimesPotentially harmful chemicals found in oil field water used for irrigationLos Angeles TimesTesting of recycled oil field wastewater used on about 45,000 acres of farmland in the Central Valley shows the water contains small amounts of pote …

eInfochips Chief Technologist to Outline Trends and Challenges for VLSI ...Military TechnologieseInfochips, a leader in global product engineering services, has announced that semiconductor industry veteran Dr. Ambar Sarkar - now Chief Technologist at eInf …

Sacramento BeeGenetic engineering helps plants survive in droughtSacramento BeeGenetic engineering has been used for nearly two decades to grow varieties of crops that resist diseases and insects, require fewer pesticides and take less land and water to gr …

Gizmodo IndiaThe Meticulous Engineering Behind Your Neighbor's Fake LawnGizmodo IndiaAs the debate grabs headlines, it provides a good opportunity to explore the technology and engineering behind manufacturing artificial grass and the surprisingly impo …

GizmodoThe Meticulous Engineering Behind Your Neighbor's Fake LawnGizmodoAs the debate grabs headlines, it provides a good opportunity to explore the technology and engineering behind manufacturing artificial grass and the surprisingly important role i …

De Smog Blog (blog)How Much Water Does The California Oil Industry Actually Use?De Smog Blog (blog)The oil industry, for its part, insists it is a responsible user of water. The Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry lobbying group, for inst …

Oil Companies Are Selling Dirty Wastewater to Drought-Stricken FarmsGizmodoIf we're talking about who's wasting water during California's drought, one of the big culprits is oil production—about 10 gallons of wastewater are produced for every g …