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June 1, 1997The Sciences
Panoramas of the Seafloor: Modern sonar techniques map the continental margins of the U.S. and reveal the richly varied scenery usually hidden underwater; Lincoln F. Pratson and William F. Haxby; June 1997; 10.1038/scientificamerican0697-82

January 26, 2011Sustainability
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated: Policymakers and the energy industry have been looking to natural gas in recent years as a more climate friendly fuel with half the greenhouse gas emissions of coal, but EPA research is casting doubt on that plan...; Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica

April 25, 2011Sustainability
One Year After BP Oil Spill, At Least 1.1 Million Barrels Still Missing: Where in the Gulf of Mexico is the oil from the Macondo well blowout?; David Biello

September 7, 2018Policy & Ethics
Federal Policy Vacuum Spurs Surge of State Environmental Ballot Measures: Carbon taxes, fracking bans and salmon conservation will all be put up for a vote; Mark Matthews, Zack Colman and E&E News

September 1, 1969The Sciences
Technology and the Ocean: The materials, machines and techniques that can be employed in the ocean have advanced greatly during the past decade. Major developments include superships and deep-sea drilling; Willard Bascom; Scientific American Volume 221, Issue 3; 10.1038/scientificamerican0969-198

March 21, 2016Policy & Ethics
Does Trump Have an Energy Policy?: Trump dislikes hair spray regulations and is dismissive of global warming but the rest of his energy policies seem unclear; Evan Lehmann and ClimateWire

May 4, 2010Sustainability
Gulf Spill Cleanup Chemicals May Cause New Environmental Concerns: On Thursday BP began using the chemical compounds to dissolve the crude oil, both on the surface and deep below, deploying an estimated 100,000 gallons; Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica

November 16, 2018Policy & Ethics
Scientist–Politicians Rack Up Wins on Election Day: In races for U.S. Congress, these candidates won 10 races and lost five; David S. Rauf

January 25, 2012Sustainability
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline Despite Political Gridlock: Climate change may have received short shrift in President Obama's State of the Union speech, but his administration's policies are creating a more climate-friendly U.S.; Joel Kirkland and ClimateWire

June 23, 2014Sustainability
It’s Frack, Baby, Frack, as Conventional Gas Drilling Declines [Infographic]: Hydraulic fracturing has offset dwindling traditional sources, but that trend may not last long; Mason Inman

February 28, 2011
Can we get off oil now?: How many wars, deaths, recessions and environmental disasters will it take before Americans, and their Congress, finally make a decisive move to reduce the country's dependence on oil?; Mark Fischetti

April 8, 2016Energy
How the Prophet of Peak Oil Explained Fracking in the 1950s [Excerpt]: An excerpt from Mason Inman’s The Oracle of Oil; Mason Inman

November 1, 1998Sustainability
Natural Oil Spills: In the Gulf of Mexico, a region famous for its many oil and gas fields, most of the petroleum flowing into the ocean leaks naturally from fissures in the seabed; Ian R. MacDonald; November 1998; 10.1038/scientificamerican1198-56

July 25, 2016Policy & Ethics
Tim Kaine's Climate Record Is All over the Map: He is for natural gas and oil drilling, yet also for cutting greenhouse gas emissions; Emily Holden and ClimateWire

May 6, 2013
The Dirt on Oil Sands: By Scott McNally With the U.S. Department of State currently reviewing TransCanada’s application for a presidential permit of the Keystone XL pipeline, protests from environmental groups opposing the pipeline have been heating up...; Melissa C. Lott

April 20, 2012
Reflections On The Gulf Oil Spill: Conversations With My Grandpa | Observations: Two years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform led to the spilling of almost five million barrels of oil in just a handful of months.; Christie Wilcox

April 19, 2011Sustainability
How Science Stopped BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Remote imaging of the failed blowout preventer, stress testing various containment devices as well as other high-tech tasks helped contain the Deepwater Horizon disaster; David Biello

April 27, 2018
The Health and Safety of America's Workers Is at Risk: We’ve made great progress, but the Trump administration is intent on rolling back protections and favoring industry interests over the public interest; Kathleen Rest

August 19, 2019Climate
What Greenland Might Have Taught Trump about Warming: The ice-covered island, which is not for sale, is on the front lines of climate change; Chelsea Harvey and E&E News

September 2, 2012Sustainability
BP Drilling Disaster Plus 2 Years: Is the Gulf of Mexico Healthy Again?

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