Engineering Departments Named Key Players in $30 Million ConsortiumTennessee TodayUT's study of nuclear engineering and scintillation materials got a significant boost with a research group being named a major player in a $30 million consortium sponsor …

New tool for gauging public opinion reveals skepticism of climate engineeringEurekAlert (press release)Members of the public find the risks of climate engineering technology more likely than any of the benefits, according to an article published in the cur …

Chron.comOil seepage nears 100 gallons on Bolivar PeninsulaChron.comSome 200 yards of beach on Bolivar Peninsula remain closed as cleanup of an oil seepage in the area continues. The Galveston Beach Patrol first reported seeing oil along a 100-yard stretch …

Fox NewsWorkers cleaning up oil spill on California beaches by handFox NewsAlong a stretch of beach heavily marred by a crude oil spill, workers in hard hats and white protective suits use wire brushes and putty knives to scrape the black liquid off cobble …

Business Insider AustraliaThe collapse in US oil rigs might be levelling offBusiness Insider AustraliaFrom December through early May, the number of active oil rigs dropped by double digits each week, with the biggest decline — 94 rigs taken out of commiss …

MIT NewsEngineering undergraduates characterize sulfur emissions from Hawaiian volcanoMIT NewsWith the volcano's eruption now in its 33rd year, research from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) provides an improved understanding …

Policy: Start research on climate engineeringNature.comClimate engineering — cooling Earth intentionally by modifying its radiation balance — worries many people. We know little about the effectiveness of these technologies or their side effects. The unint …

日本海初のメタンハイドレート確認 “次世代のエネルギー資源”に海外も注目BLOGOS日本の資源エネルギー庁は、メタンハイドレートの資源量把握に向けて、平成25年度から本格的な調査を実施している。今年度は、日本海側での調査で、「表層型」メタンハイドレートが存在する可能性が高い地形が746ヶ所確認された。「表層型」は海底の表面などに結晶状態で ... Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHnqNsFL …