Times LIVENigerian oil dispute exposes dysfunction ahead of power shiftTimes LIVENigeria earns 75% of its budget from oil. The country uses much of that revenue to subsidise fuel prices. Nigerians buy gasoline for just $1.65 a gallon. To the companies that …

The GuardianAlberta wildfires prompt oil firms to suspend production and evacuate staffThe GuardianThe company said in a statement that there was as yet no safety risk from the forest fires, but it has halted work on a planned maintenance shutdown at its p …

The IndependentDozens of birds and sealions rescued as Santa Barbara oil spill continues to ...The IndependentAnimals including birds, elephant seals and sea lions have all been treated by volunteers and workers from the Oiled Wildlife Rescue Centre and Se …

City squabbles over $3500 cost of engineering on Grand Blanc arches projectMLive.comGRAND BLANC, MI – Although $110,000 is committed to build arches in front of a viaduct that's been in the city since 1940, some city council members disagreed with usin …

The GuardianGroundbreaking study: save lives with an earthquake engineering postgradThe GuardianA quake of a similar magnitude in the US killed just one person. Why? Because richer countries have the resources to take advantage of advances in earthquake en …