Rainforest trees better for environment

10 hours ago

Australian researchers say reforestation of damaged rainforests is better for the environment than planting single-species plantations in their place. ...

Storm debris delays well capping

11 hours ago

Debris from Tropical Storm Bonnie has briefly delayed the capping of the blown-out BP oil in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. officials said. National Inciden...

Crude oil prices climb Friday

13 hours ago

Crude oil prices continued a see-saw week, closing near $79 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil prices climbed sharply off a mor...

Allen: Things 'stable' at BP wellhead

56 hours ago

U.S. officials overseeing the response to the 100-day old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico said Wednesday things continue to be stable at the wellhead....

Crude oil falls under $77 a barrel

2 days ago

Crude oil prices retreated Wednesday, falling to under $77 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices in recent weeks flirted with a push ...