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BP Pledges $500M for Independent Research into Impact of Deepwater Horizon Spill on Marine Environment

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BP pledged up to $500 million to an open research program studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline environment of the Gulf of Mexico. BP already has ongoing marine research programs in the Gulf of Mexico. On 21 May, Rep.

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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The greatest risk in offshore oil and gas operations is the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons and the threats such events pose to human health and safety, the environment, and infrastructure—as evidenced by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Oklahoma State University. Louisiana State University. University of Houston.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. The selected projects build on the completion of a successful test earlier this year that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates on the North Slope of Alaska. University of California at San Diego. University of Mississippi.

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Study finds children’s exposure to urban air pollution results in early hallmarks of Alzheimer’s

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A study by researchers from the US, Mexico and Canada has found that children’s urban air pollution exposures result in systemic and brain inflammation and the early hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study found that clinically healthy children who live in a polluted environment and who also carry a gene—the apolipoprotein ?4

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

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One of these, the Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS), aims to enhance or increase the electric power density available in tightly constrained mobile environments by changing the design. The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. Nature-inspired soil engineering.

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Rice University Study and Policy Paper Find US Biofuels Policies Flawed, Recommend Fundamental Overhaul

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They also question whether mandated volumes for biofuels—including advanced biofuels—can be met and whether biofuels are improving the environment or energy security. Key findings of the report include: Environmental and Health Impacts. Lifting the $0.54

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Researchers determine specific rates of biodegradation for 125 petroleum compounds in Deepwater Horizon spill

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The oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) rig in 2010 contaminated more than 1,000 square miles of seafloor. The complexity of the event has made it difficult for scientists to determine the long-term fate of oil in this ocean environment. Bagby, Christopher M.

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