biofuels

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Shell Backs Off Solar, Wind, Hydrogen

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ March 19, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

In response to declines in global prices and the economic recession, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced this past Tuesday it is backing away from alternative energy investments in solar, wind, and hydrogen energy sources in favor of further development of oil and gas as part of its future strategic direction. Its renewable energy focus … Continue reading →

Record setting dead zone expected in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ June 14, 2008 ⋅ Leave a comment

Scientists with Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium expect the dead zone forming in the Gulf of Mexico near the Louisiana coastline to be the largest since measurements began in the 1980’s. The dead zone is an area of oxygen-deprived ocean water that forms annually as a result of runoff from the … Continue reading →