3News NZCannabis oil approved for sick Wellington teen3News NZAssociate Health Minister Peter Dunne has approved a one-off use of marijuana extract for a Wellington teenager in an induced coma. The family of Alex Renton want his doctor to be able to admini …

Calgary HeraldCanadian Oil Sands Resume Output as Wildfire Threat RecedesWall Street JournalCALGARY—Two major Canadian oil sands operators said Monday they have resumed output at sites that had been shut down by a more than two-week old wildfire in norther …

CBC.caWestern Canadian Wildfires Shut in Oil Sands ProductionWall Street JournalCALGARY—Wildfires that have crimped Alberta's oil sands production for more than a week continue to burn, officials said Monday, dealing another blow to producers already s …

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 …

Tokyo's epic engineering defences against disasterNew Zealand HeraldJapan is vulnerable to a range of devastating natural disasters, but has produced some ingenious engineering feats to protect itself. File photo / Getty Images. We are in the bowels of …

Female engineering statue coming to promote gender equalityDaily IlliniThe statue was announced at a dedication Thursday. Two spaces at the new Electrical and Computer Engineering building were dedicated to Texas Instruments after their gift of $3.2 millio …

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 …