Environment

A picture of an oiled bird is taped to the wall above Charlie Anderson’s desk inside a UC Berkeley lab. The cormorant, drenched in reddish-brown oil, lies limp on a Louisiana shore, water rippling around its splayed wings. On a … Read More

Thursday, June 3, 2010 Experts question use of dispersants to break up oil BP has been using chemical dispersants to break up the oil flowing into the Gulf in an attempt to minimize environmental damage. And while BP claims the … Read More

2. Oil-Eating Superbugs Some microbes naturally break down petroleum, so several companies are working on oil-munching superbugs, which have been genetically altered to devour a spill more efficiently. (See “Nature Fighting Back Against Gulf Oil Spill.”) But the plan can’t … Read More