Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Ida Takes Aim At Gulf Coast

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 m...

FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home


NEW ORLEANS — Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy p...

BP Says It Has Made 'Giant' New Oil Discovery

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.18.2009 | World


Oil giant BP says it has made a "giant" new oil discovery in its fields in the Gulf of Mexico....

Record Corn Crop Spells More Trouble for Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

Robert Howarth | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green


Robert Howarth

The fertilizer used on America's corn fields is the principle culprit responsible for the dead zone, a huge swath of ocean devoid of fish and shellfish.

Cuba Plans New Offshore Drilling In Gulf Of Mexico

US News and World Report | Thomas Omestad | Posted 03.06.2009 | World


Cuban officials say that exploratory drilling to assess the potential for oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to resume in the second quarter...

Americans are driving much less; But one area of the country can't get any gas or diesel at all

Steve Parker | Posted 10.31.2008 | Living


Steve Parker

Gas shortages through a major swath of the country? Stations running dry? Welcome Back, 1974! When does the rationing start ... again? Americans are ...

Hurricane Ike Delays Gulf Oil Production Again, Prices Rise

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green


NEW YORK — Crude oil prices finished modestly higher Monday, but only after seesawing wildly as nervous traders watched Hurricane Ike approach t...

Coastal Erosion Challenges Perseverance Of Louisiana Fishing Community

NYT | Susan Saulny | Posted 09.25.2008 | Green


GOLDEN MEADOW, La. -- The men still bark orders in a French patois here while at work along the banks of Bayou Lafourche, a watery main street whose l...

Oil Companies Bid To Divvy Up Western Gulf Of Mexico

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green


WASHINGTON — Energy companies bid hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday to explore for oil and natural gas beneath 1.8 million acres in the ...

America's Metros -- Winners... and Nonwinners

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 09.19.2008 | Business


John Tepper Marlin

Oil prices tripled since 2003. Sunshine for the economies of metro areas on the Gulf of Mexico, but a cloud over the metros on the Great Lakes.

When In a Hole, Stop Drilling

Richard Stuebi | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green


Richard Stuebi

I never cease to be amazed by the vehemence of opinions expressed on energy by people who are spectacularly underinformed. Let's first begin with a top ten list of clear-cut facts.

Since We've Made Tortillas Expensive, Let's at Least Use Biofuels Wisely

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


Rebekah and Stephen Hren

If we're truly interested in creating a sustainable transportation network, then we need to envision a future where our limited supply of biofuels is used for much more efficient modes of transportation.

"Dead Zone" In The Gulf Of Mexico Now Bigger Than Ever, Researchers Say

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green


HOUSTON — A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever...

Strange Connections: Midwest Farms and Floods Killing Gulf Fish?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green


Bill Chameides

Ever hear of a "dead zone"? I don't mean the book by Stephen King. I'm referring a typically large swath of ocean that is so depleted of oxygen that most aquatic life caught in one either suffocate or escape the region.