An Oil firm has lodged an appeal after it was convicted of an oilspill in the North Sea.
Amoco (UK) Exploration - part of the BP Group - found itself incourt after 30 tonnes of diesel gushed into the sea from the EverestPlatform in July 2003.
The spill happened when diesel was being transferred from one tankto another.
A spokeswoman today confirmed an appeal was going through …
We have created a "library commons" section in the library, which allows our library staff to assist library users in one dedicated area. Six new terminals have been installed using flat screen panel monitors, resulting in a minimal amount of space needed for the terminals. These six replace the six existing computer workstations, previously located on a large centrally located counter. Three additional terminals have been installed in the "library commons" area allowing students to access CD-ROM databases. The "library commons" area will also include a reference …
Hurricane Ike, a colossal storm nearly as big as Texas itself, began battering the coast, threatening to obliterate waterfront towns and give the skyscrapers, refineries and docks of the fourth-largest U.S. city their worst pounding in a generation.
But even as towering waves started crashing over the 17-foot (5-meter) Galveston seawall and floodwaters rose in low-lying areas Friday, it became clear that many of the 1 million coastal residents who had been ordered to get out refused to so and were taking their chances.
Authorities in three counties alone said roughly 90,000 stayed behind, despite a warning from forecasters that many of those in one- or …
A series of charity events culminated in a cheque for MacmillanCancer Support from the Freemasons.
The charity was chosen by John Morey, the Worshipful Master ofThe Brethren of Sir Thomas de Cheddre Masonic Lodge, which meets inWedmore's Masonic Temple.
Mr Morey and his wife Audrey presented Pounds 521.20 to charityfundraiser Toby Fielder on Thursday - proceeds from a ladies'festival, a …
An Air Force nurse has been punished by superiors for writing aletter to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes questioning thesafety and effectiveness of anthrax inoculations being administeredto all U.S. troops.
Capt. Debra J. Egan, a pediatric specialist, raised concerns inher Nov. 5 letter about the vaccine's possible side effects, itsimpact on fertility and its usefulness against airborne anthraxspores. Pentagon authorities dismissed her fears as groundless,noting that the vaccine has been licensed by the Food and DrugAdministration for nearly 30 years and used by many civilians as wellas military special forces.
But even if Egan's scientific position is weak, …
EAST HAMPTON, New York (AP) — Music mogul Russell Simmons and model Kimora Lee Simmons may no longer be married, but the pair came together in the name of charity at a dinner gala.
The couple hosted the fundraiser Saturday night to benefit Art for Life, a charity that supports arts programs for inner-city kids.
"We started this together 12 years ago," Lee Simmons said. "I hosted it every year forever and then I had to turn over the duties, and now we are back as a family and we are so excited. It is a great night."
The couple's two daughters attended the event, as well as Lee Simmons' partner, actor Djimon Hounsou, and their son. The Simmonses divorced in 2009.
The …
Searchers said Thursday that hope was fading for finding two missing tour boat passengers alive a day after the amphibious craft they were riding in was struck and sunk by a barge in the Delaware River.
Police and Coast Guard officials said a search for the missing duck boat passengers resumed Thursday morning near Philadelphia's Penn's Landing, with boats searching the surface and using sonar. But conditions were too dangerous to send divers underwater Thursday.
"There is no visibility whatsoever on the bottom," said Philadelphia police Lt. Andrew Napoli, speaking of his earlier dives. "The vehicle is laying upright on its wheels. There could be …
