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Mexico’s oil spill: another month for cleanup

January 17, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Two weeks ago, a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into Coatzacoalcos River.

Youngstown earthquake hearing reveals public anger, few answers

January 13, 2012 By Joe Sims

"This is a dog-and-pony show," said a dissatisfied resident, among hundreds at a public hearing to investigate the city's 4.0 earthquake on New Year's Eve.

Media throws blanket on Shell Oil atrocities in Nigeria

January 10, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Last month, oil magnate Royal Dutch Shell had an industrial accident, which asent one to two million gallons of oil straight into the ocen off the coast of Nigeria.

In Nigeria, Shell causes worst oil spill in a decade

January 5, 2012 By Blake Skylar

75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta, up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled, poisoning the water.

Climate change tied to extreme weather

November 3, 2011 By Blake Skylar

The end of October, a powerful snowstorm hit the East Coast, knocking out electricity for about two million homes and leaving at least three dead.