The BP 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico damaged the environment and with it the economy of the United States. The impact could last for decades.

Jun 12, 2010 - Christine Rachuy

It is widely acknowledged the BP oil spill will bear severe consequences, and its economic impact might prove to be the most grave.

Jun 18, 2010 - Jkalal Assar

What is the economic impact in sectors such as recreational fishing industry and tourism due to the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe?

Jul 3, 2010 - Fleur Hupston

The 2005 storm season left huge amounts of wreckage behind for waterfront residents living along the Gulf of Mexico that is hazardous to navigation and wildlife.

Aug 11, 2008 - Alan Sorum

The UN Commission on Sustainable Development looks at biofuels and sees potential problems along with the benifits of energy independance and reducing carbon emmissions.

Jun 22, 2007 - Patrick J Coyle

The brown pelicans of the Gulf Coast have already suffered - and recovered - from problems caused by humans. The current oil spill poses further risks.

Jul 1, 2010 - Jennifer Young

Despite being widespread, fossil energy resources are limited and create environmental issues like global warming and air pollution.

Feb 18, 2011 - Zeeshan Amin

Alaska finds itself at the leading edge of impacts related to climate change. The State Legislature formed a commission in 2006 assess the effects of these changes.

Apr 2, 2008 - Alan Sorum

While the industrial revolution accelerated technological development, the consequent environmental threats cannot be ignored.

Feb 26, 2011 - Zeeshan Amin

The prospect that the world is running out of oil has found supporters and detractors in the oil patch, but the key issue revolves around the economics of extraction.

Jan 15, 2010 - Duane Sharp

Dependence on foreign oil causes many problems. It heightens the deficit, adds to a devaluing of the dollar, and provides means for countries to buy US land and industry.

Feb 26, 2009 - Nelson Acquilano

This article examines the current viability of the main technologies - biofuels, hydrogen & non-conventional oil - capable of replacing oil as the fuel for transportation

Apr 8, 2009 - Terry Hathaway

The Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill have been linked to illness and health-related problems among the residents and volunteers along the Gulf coast.

Jul 19, 2010 - Alicia Mae Prater

The BP oil spill has had a severe impact on the habitat of the Gulf, and is poised to become the most environmentally damaging accident in U.S. history.

Jun 27, 2010 - Jkalal Assar

Despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the major sources of marine oil pollution come from natural oil seeps, "down the drain oil" or oil transportation.

Jun 18, 2010 - Laurence O'Sullivan

Sinking oil wells off the Virginia coast had the support of two governors and President Obama until disaster struck a Louisiana oil rig.

Apr 27, 2010 - Skip Miller

Oil spilling disasters are bound to have severe consequences on crude oil prices per barrel. What are some possibilities from the Gulf of Mexico disaster?

Sep 2, 2010 - Kurtis Hemmerling

The intent of this article is to provide to the reader some ideas on how to prevent the accidental poisoning of a companion animal. Part 4 of 6.

Dec 23, 2010 - Daniel Gundlach

The U.S. Coast Guard has deployed robotic submersibles to assist in efforts to contain oil leaking from the sunken rig in the Gulf Coast off New Orleans.

Apr 25, 2010 - Diane Seltzer

Oil disperses into a thin film after the volatile compounds of a spill evaporate, affecting marine life that lives, hunts, or travels in a coastal estuary.

Jun 2, 2010 - Linda Sue Meagher