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Indonesian oil refinery ignites into towering inferno
By Harry Baker published
An oil refinery in Indonesia has caught fire after an oil leak that may have been ignited by a lightning strike.
Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space
By Nicoletta Lanese published
More than one million people lost power in the Houston area.
Iran is enriching uranium to 20%. What does that mean?
By Patrick Pester published
Iran announced it is enriching uranium to 20% purity which increases their nuclear capabilities, but it's not too late to defuse the situation.
What is renewable energy?
By Sarah Wild published
Sustainable sources of energy are renewable and are generally less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels.
Unsafe levels of radiation found in Chernobyl crops
By Harry Baker published
Crops grown near the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine are still contaminated with radiation from the explosive 1986 disaster.
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
By Amanda Jane Hughes, Stefania Soldini published
It sounds like science fiction.
Mysterious radiation spike detected over Scandinavia
By Tia Ghose published
Experts have said that a slight spike in radioactivity above northern Europe likely originated in Russia, but Russian nuclear plants in the area deny any abnormalities.
Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos)
By Chelsea Gohd published
European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle.
Russia declares emergency after 22,000 tons of oil spill in the Arctic Circle
By Rafi Letzter published
Twenty-two thousand tons (20,000 metric tons) of oil products leaked from a Russian industrial power plant into an Arctic river on May 29. It could take decades for the region to recover.
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