FortuneOil and Gas Could Be Responsible for Nearly 90% of Texas EarthquakesFortuneOil and gas activities may have caused nearly nine in 10 of the earthquakes Texas has experienced in the past 40 years, and the quakes have become more frequent as oilfield a …

エクアドル地震、死者少なくとも350人 エネルギー施設の被害ほぼなしロイター被害の全容はまだ明らかになっていないが、主力産業のエネルギー部門では主なインフラには大きな被害は出ていないもよう。ただバナナ、カカオ、花き、魚介類などの輸出が交通機関や港湾設備の状況により遅れる恐れが出ており、原油安で打撃を受けているエクアドル経済が ...and more » Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg …

Gliding High: Here's one way to get youngsters into engineeringGrimsby Telegraphunder control: The HCF Catch training centre in Stallingborough hosted a group of students on an engineering event, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Gliding Club. Right …

INFOGRAPHIC: How engineering is keeping us safe from earthquakesInhabitatEngineering is saving lives and protecting cities from the impacts of earthquakes. Earthquakes can be incredibly devastating, and throughout history, there have been countless example …

TIMESee How Oil Drilling Created an Earthquake Crisis in OklahomaTIMEThe state's quakes have become so frequent that the USGS will release a new nationwide hazard map Monday which will, for the first time, include manmade earthquakes and show parts of …

Daily MailTaiwan flats destroyed in earthquake were reinforced with cooking oil cansDaily MailWhile Tainan's government says the building had obtained its construction permit legally, images show large rectangular, commercial cans of cooking-oil packed …

MashableTaiwan investigates building toppled in quake after oil cans spotted in its pillarsMashableImages have been circulating online of cooking oil cans clearly visible in pillars of the collapsed Wei Guan Golden Dragon Building in Tainan City, which was …

Financial TimesLibya warns shipowners over oil dealsFinancial TimesIn a letter circulated among London traders and shipbrokers, the Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it had become aware of several companies trying to charter ships to load i …

FortuneReport Finds Oil Production Likely Led to California EarthquakesFortuneDisposing waste water from oil production into underground wells in Southern California likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes, according to a new report. While this appear …

Toronto StarResearch is first to show links between California quakes, oil operationsToronto StarSAN FRANCISCO—A 2005 spate of quakes in California's Central Valley almost certainly was triggered by oilfield injection underground, a study published Thu …