Oil Slick Spotted in the Gulf of Mexico
April 17, 2012 | Chron.com
A natural oil seep is thought to be responsible for a 10-mile wide oil slick... Oil in California’s Monterey Shale
November 18, 2012 | San Diego Union Tribune
According to the Energy Information Administration the Monterey Shale in southern California could hold up... Tropical Storms Kristy and Lane
September 18, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory
"Two storms swirled simultaneously in the eastern Pacific Ocean in mid-September 2012 — close enough... M6.1 Earthquake on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
January 15, 2013 | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquakes stronger than M6.0 are unusual on a mid-ocean ridge.
USGS reports that a... South Africa Energy Review
January 22, 2013 | Energy Information Administration
"Most of the oil consumed in South Africa, used mainly in the transportation sector, is... The Methane Hydrate Gas Boom?
April 2, 2013 | NPR
Methane hydrate is the world's largest natural gas resource. Japanese engineers recently became... An Unlikely Ocean-Floor Cable Partnership
February 29, 2012 | Patch.com
Could a partnership between a commercial telecommunications company planning an undersea cable across the Pacific... United States Mining Seismicity
September 7, 2012 | USGS
Did you know that USGS keeps track of seismicity that was caused by mining activity?
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